Engineers writing docs - Dashboard
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Total Responses
109
flag Completed
45.8%
timelapse Completion Rate
129
do_not_disturb_on Dropouts
8 min
access_time Average Time
| Countries | Responses |
|---|---|
| US | 23.11% |
| IN | 11.34% |
| DE | 7.98% |
| PL | 6.30% |
| GB | 5.46% |
| FR | 4.62% |
| CA | 3.36% |
| RU | 2.94% |
| ES | 2.94% |
| AU | 2.52% |
| NL | 2.10% |
| Unknown | 1.68% |
| SE | 1.26% |
| KR | 1.26% |
| ID | 1.26% |
| BR | 1.26% |
| PT | 1.26% |
| AE | 0.84% |
| MX | 0.84% |
| CH | 0.84% |
| IT | 0.84% |
| AT | 0.84% |
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| NP | 0.84% |
| KE | 0.84% |
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| IE | 0.84% |
| MA | 0.84% |
| UA | 0.84% |
| BY | 0.42% |
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| IL | 0.42% |
| RO | 0.42% |
| AM | 0.42% |
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| ZA | 0.42% |
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| EG | 0.42% |
| NO | 0.42% |
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| CZ | 0.42% |
| LB | 0.42% |
| TW | 0.42% |
| Total | 100.00% |
I am an engineer (of some sort).
| Answer | Count | Percent |
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Yes, I'm an engineer. | 191 | 95.02% |
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No, I'm not an engineer. | 10 | 4.98% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 201 | 100 % |
In my role as an engineer, I write some of the documentation for the products I build.
| Answer | Count | Percent |
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Strongly disagree | 3 | 2.78% |
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Disagree | 5 | 4.63% |
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Neutral | 9 | 8.33% |
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Agree | 51 | 47.22% |
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Strongly agree | 35 | 32.41% |
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N/A | 2 | 1.85% |
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Other | 3 | 2.78% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 108 | 100 % |
In my role as an engineer, I write some of the documentation for the products I build. - Text Data for Other
| 03/04/2019 | 31981922 | I do it sometimes, but I wish I would always do |
| 02/28/2019 | 31842341 | Some times |
| 02/25/2019 | 31638217 | I don't program - just QA and Tech write |
Most of the documentation I write is reference documentation (e.g., API endpoints, Javadocs).
| Answer | Count | Percent |
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Strongly disagree | 5 | 4.81% |
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Disagree | 10 | 9.62% |
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Neutral | 17 | 16.35% |
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Agree | 53 | 50.96% |
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Strongly agree | 17 | 16.35% |
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N/A | 1 | 0.96% |
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Other | 1 | 0.96% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 104 | 100 % |
Most of the documentation I write is reference documentation (e.g., API endpoints, Javadocs). - Text Data for Other
| 02/25/2019 | 31638217 | Not most, I'd say 50/50 |
Technical writers don't write this content because it's generally too complex for non-engineers to understand.
| Answer | Count | Percent |
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Strongly disagree | 4 | 3.88% |
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Disagree | 18 | 17.48% |
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Neutral | 21 | 20.39% |
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Agree | 35 | 33.98% |
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Strongly agree | 14 | 13.59% |
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N/A | 7 | 6.8% |
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Other | 4 | 3.88% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 103 | 100 % |
Technical writers dont write this content because its generally too complex for non-engineers to understand. - Text Data for Other
| 03/19/2019 | 32791345 | I'm an engineer who works as technical writer, so... I write each piece of documentation myself. (non-english based docs) |
| 03/05/2019 | 32048145 | no tech writes on staff |
| 02/19/2019 | 31312199 | No writers available |
| 02/19/2019 | 31301716 | We don't have a technical writer |
When I engage in documentation efforts, I prefer to treat documentation like software (using Git, text editors, Markdown, static site generators, building from the server, etc.)
| Answer | Count | Percent |
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Strongly disagree | 3 | 2.91% |
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Disagree | 5 | 4.85% |
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Neutral | 10 | 9.71% |
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Agree | 47 | 45.63% |
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Strongly agree | 36 | 34.95% |
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N/A | 2 | 1.94% |
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Other | 0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 103 | 100 % |
When I engage in documentation efforts, I prefer to treat documentation like software (using Git, text editors, Markdown, static site generators, building from the server, etc.) - Text Data for Other
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