Engineers writing docs - Dashboard
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visibility Viewed
230
Total Responses
107
flag Completed
46.52%
timelapse Completion Rate
123
do_not_disturb_on Dropouts
2 mins
access_time Average Time
| Countries | Responses |
|---|---|
| US | 23.04% |
| IN | 11.30% |
| DE | 8.26% |
| PL | 6.52% |
| GB | 5.22% |
| FR | 4.35% |
| CA | 3.48% |
| RU | 3.04% |
| ES | 3.04% |
| AU | 2.61% |
| NL | 2.17% |
| Unknown | 1.74% |
| ID | 1.30% |
| PT | 1.30% |
| BR | 1.30% |
| SE | 1.30% |
| KR | 0.87% |
| PH | 0.87% |
| MA | 0.87% |
| UA | 0.87% |
| IE | 0.87% |
| MX | 0.87% |
| AE | 0.87% |
| IT | 0.87% |
| CH | 0.87% |
| NP | 0.87% |
| AT | 0.87% |
| KE | 0.87% |
| CO | 0.43% |
| TH | 0.43% |
| BD | 0.43% |
| CU | 0.43% |
| LB | 0.43% |
| TW | 0.43% |
| BG | 0.43% |
| CZ | 0.43% |
| RO | 0.43% |
| BY | 0.43% |
| DK | 0.43% |
| ZA | 0.43% |
| AM | 0.43% |
| DZ | 0.43% |
| NO | 0.43% |
| AR | 0.43% |
| EG | 0.43% |
| JP | 0.43% |
| SG | 0.43% |
| CN | 0.43% |
| NZ | 0.43% |
| SI | 0.43% |
| Total | 100.00% |
I am an engineer (of some sort).
| Answer | Count | Percent |
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Yes, I'm an engineer. | 187 | 95.41% |
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No, I'm not an engineer. | 9 | 4.59% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 196 | 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 | 2.83% |
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Disagree | 5 | 4.72% |
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Neutral | 9 | 8.49% |
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Agree | 50 | 47.17% |
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Strongly agree | 34 | 32.08% |
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N/A | 2 | 1.89% |
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Other | 3 | 2.83% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 106 | 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 | 4.9% |
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Disagree | 10 | 9.8% |
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Neutral | 16 | 15.69% |
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Agree | 52 | 50.98% |
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Strongly agree | 17 | 16.67% |
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N/A | 1 | 0.98% |
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Other | 1 | 0.98% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 102 | 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 | 3.92% |
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Disagree | 18 | 17.65% |
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Neutral | 21 | 20.59% |
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Agree | 34 | 33.33% |
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Strongly agree | 14 | 13.73% |
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N/A | 7 | 6.86% |
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Other | 4 | 3.92% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 102 | 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 | 2.94% |
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Disagree | 5 | 4.9% |
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Neutral | 10 | 9.8% |
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Agree | 46 | 45.1% |
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Strongly agree | 36 | 35.29% |
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N/A | 2 | 1.96% |
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Other | 0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 102 | 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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