2024 Survey
2024 Survey
Are you a Cardano or blockchain developer? Answer the latest edition of the Annual State of the Cardano Developer Ecosystem and help improve the programming experience for everyone. The survey will run for 2 weeks, from 4 October to 18 October, and should take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete.
The survey gives insights into Cardano’s technical landscape and helps to identify critical points. This allows anyone building tools on the Cardano ecosystem to make better, more informed decisions.
Both the report and the code for rendering it are open source so that anyone can examine the results, filter them according to different parameters, and reach their own conclusions. A dedicated GitHub discussion board keeps the debate going.
Key 2023 Takeaways
Key 2023 Takeaways
131
developers with more than 3 years experience responded to the survey, of which 66 had over 10 years experience, reflecting a sample of mostly seasoned developers and a rather senior technical community.
Inviting ecosystem
The overall results showcase a strong positive sentiment towards not only the Cardano community but other builders as well, highlighting a collaborative ecosystem.
Tool range
Answers related to tools used for different purposes consistently illustrate a heavy reliance on just a handful of tools, leading to a somewhat poorly spread spectrum.
Mixed sentiment
When considering the answers as a whole, the general sentiment regarding the state of the Cardano developer ecosystem is neither bad nor overwhelmingly positive.
Methodology
Methodology
- The survey has about 30 questions each year and combines a small number of open questions with a majority of single and multiple choice questions.
- It aims to ask comprehensive questions while remaining straightforward and easy for respondents to complete in about 10 to 15 minutes.
- It covers both demographic and technical topics so as to simultaneously assess the composition of the ecosystem and the relevance of the insights.
- After about two weeks, the Foundation’s team compiles and interprets the results, with the subsequent public report published on GitHub.