VSX Survey (Fall 2007) results
Below are the key results from the VSX survey from the fall of 2007. Please take a few minutes an participate in our VSX Survey (Spring 2008) . Once our latest survey closes, we will share the results soon after including the trends between surveys.
Have you ever installed an extension to Visual Studio such as a macro, Add-in, productivity tool, custom control, or other component that was not included within Visual Studio?
(Check all that apply. Skip if you've never installed an extension for Visual Studio.)
· [37%] - I have installed one or more Microsoft extensions
· [30%] - I have installed one or more commercial 3rd party extensions
· [29%] - I have installed one or more non-commercial 3rd party extensions
Have you used the Visual Studio SDK?
(Check all versions that apply. Skip if you've never used the Visual Studio SDK.)
· [74%] - Visual Studio 2005 SDK
· [26%] - Visual Studio 2008 SDK
What kind of extensions for Visual Studio do you create?
(Check all that apply)
· [20%] - Macros
· [54%] - Add-ins
· [76%] - Packages
· [15%] - Content
· [28%] - Controls
What is the primary technology you are building into Visual Studio?
(Check all that apply)
· [18%] - Reusable Components (WinForms Control, WebForms Control, Shared Library, ActiveX Component, etc.)
· [10%] - Application Lifecycle Management (Source Code Control, Project Management, Bug Tracking, Asset Management, etc.)
· [13%] - Code Analysis (Integrating with Microsoft languages, Source Navigation, Obfuscation, Modeling, Code Generation, Code Understanding, etc.)
· [15%] - Programming Language (Adding a new language to Visual Studio, Compiler, Debugger, Project System, Language Service, etc.)
· [18%] - Support Tools (Database Management, Installers, Tools that support the software development process, etc.)
· [13%] - Domain Specific Language (DSL) Designers (Code modeling, architecture modeling, infrastructure modeling, industry modeling, UI modeling, data modeling)
· [13%] - Content (Help Documentation, Templates, Wizards, Process Guidance, Policy, etc.)
What version(s) of Visual Studio do you extend?
(Check all that apply)
· [26%] - Visual Studio 2003
· [95%] - Visual Studio 2005
· [42%] - Visual Studio 2008
· [10%] - Visual Studio 2008 Shell (Integrated)
· [10%] - Visual Studio 2008 Shell (Isolated)
How are your Visual Studio extensions deployed?
(Check all that apply)
· [27%] - Commercial extensions for resale.
· [29%] - Internal line of business extensions.
· [12%] - Shareware or freeware extensions.
· [11%] - Shared or open source extension projects.
· [21%] - Extensions for personal use that are not distributed.
What language do you use to build extensions for Visual Studio?
(Check all that apply)
· [68%] - C#
· [20%] - C++
· [9%] - Visual Basic
· [4%] - Other
Have you visited any of these extensibility websites?
(Check all that apply)
· [18%] - VSX Forum on msdn.com
· [23%] - CodePlex.com
· [21%] - msdn.com/vsx
· [21%] - vsipmembers.com
· [17%] - VSX Team blog(s)
How satisfied are you with the video contents?
· [3%] - Very satisfied
· [18%] - Satisfied
· [17%] - Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied
· [3%] - Dissatisfied
· [1%] - Very Dissatisfied
· [59%] - N/A - Never used it
How satisfied are you with the QuickStart Tutorials?
· [2%] - Very satisfied
· [26%] - Satisfied
· [29%] - Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied
· [3%] - Dissatisfied
· [2%] - Very Dissatisfied
· [38%] - N/A - Never used it
How satisfied are you with the transparency of the team’s direction and status, published via the VSX Team blog?
· [5%] - Very satisfied
· [36%] - Satisfied
· [18%] - Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied
· [4%] - Dissatisfied
· [1%] - Very Dissatisfied
· [35%] - N/A - Never used it
How satisfied are you with the VSX forum on msdn.com?
· [6%] - Very satisfied
· [32%] - Satisfied
· [23%] - Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied
· [6%] - Dissatisfied
· [1%] - Very Dissatisfied
· [32%] - N/A - Never used it
Comments
- Anonymous
July 30, 2008
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