From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johan Herland Subject: Re: [RFC] Git User's Survey 2009 - trial run Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:32:43 +0200 Message-ID: <200906260932.43826.johan@herland.net> References: <200906252122.51737.jnareb@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=iso-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Felipe Contreras , Sverre Rabbelier , Peter Baumann , Clemens Buchacher , David Aguilar , Erik Faye-Lund To: Jakub Narebski X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Jun 26 09:32:55 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MK5vb-0000EO-4g for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:32:55 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751425AbZFZHcp (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:32:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751026AbZFZHco (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:32:44 -0400 Received: from mx.getmail.no ([84.208.15.66]:53923 "EHLO get-mta-out03.get.basefarm.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750699AbZFZHcn (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:32:43 -0400 Content-disposition: inline Received: from mx.getmail.no ([10.5.16.4]) by get-mta-out03.get.basefarm.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.0-0.04 64bit (built Jun 20 2008)) with ESMTP id <0KLU00IJI4YLYS40@get-mta-out03.get.basefarm.net> for git@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:32:45 +0200 (MEST) Received: from alpha.localnet ([84.215.102.95]) by get-mta-in02.get.basefarm.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.0-0.04 64bit (built Jun 20 2008)) with ESMTP id <0KLU00KOE4YKAO10@get-mta-in02.get.basefarm.net> for git@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:32:45 +0200 (MEST) X-PMX-Version: 5.5.3.366731, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.0.366912, Antispam-Data: 2009.6.26.72115 User-Agent: KMail/1.11.4 (Linux/2.6.30-ARCH; KDE/4.2.4; x86_64; ; ) In-reply-to: <200906252122.51737.jnareb@gmail.com> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On Thursday 25 June 2009, Jakub Narebski wrote: > Current version of survey has 30 questions, as compared to > 60 questions last year; the number of free-form essay questions > were also greatly reduced. Good. :) > The *test* version of this year survey can be now found at > the following URL (as in previous year, we use Survs.com) > > http://www.survs.com/survey?id=2PIMZGU0&channel=TFN2Y52K7Y > > Please tell me what you think about questions and about selection > of possible answers in single choice/multiple choice questions. There seems to be some unnecessary overlap among questions 11, 16/17 and 18. Examples: I found myself ticking off equivalent options like: - 11/gitk, 17/gitk and 18/"gitk or other history viewer" - 17/"git gui" and 18/"git-gui or other commit tool" - 14/"via git-bundle", 15/"git bundle", 16/"git bundle" and 18/"git bundle" - 11/StGIT/Guilt/TopGit and 18/"path management interface" - 17/"git reflog" and 18/reflog - 17/"git stash" and 18/stash - 16/"git difftool" and 18/"mergetool and/or difftool" - 16/"git mergetool" and 18/"mergetool and/or difftool" - 17/"git rebase -i" and 18/"interactive rebase" - 16/"git add -i" and 18/"interactive commit/..." - 16/"git filter-branch", 18/"git-filter-branch or cg-admin-rewritehist" and 18/"git-filter-branch or equivalent" - 11/"editor/IDE VC integration" and 18/"integration with IDE/editor" Some of this overlap is probably unavoidable, but I think some of it (especially between 16/17 and 18) can be eliminated without compromising the survey. Maybe we can integrate the non-overlapping parts of 18 into the other questions, thereby further decreasing the number of questions? BTW, 17 is just a continuation of 16, AFAICS. Is it possible to just repeat the column headers (to break up the table length) and still keep it as one question? Otherwise, I like the survey very much. > How long does it take to fill survey? ~ 5-7 minutes Thanks for the hard work you put into this. It is appreciated. Have fun! :) ...Johan -- Johan Herland, www.herland.net