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| # Next-10 2026 User Survey Questions | ||
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| ## About you | ||
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| 1. Where do you currently live? (drop-down list of countries) | ||
| 1. What is your primary language? (drop-down list) | ||
| 1. In what type of organization is your primary occupation? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Academia (school, university..) | ||
| * B-Corporation | ||
| * Charity or Non-profit | ||
| * Company (For-profit) | ||
| * Government | ||
| * Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) | ||
| * Self-employed (Freelance, Sole Propritorship, etc) | ||
| * Unemployed | ||
| * Other | ||
| 1. If working in a company, in which sector does your company operate? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Agricultural tech | ||
| * Communication Services | ||
| * Energy | ||
| * Financials | ||
| * Health Care | ||
| * Industrials | ||
| * Information Technology | ||
| * Materials | ||
| * Real Estate | ||
| * Utilities | ||
| * Other | ||
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| If answered org type (and not "Unemployed") or answered company sector: | ||
| 1. What is the number of employees/member of the organization you are part of? (drop-down list) | ||
| * 1 to 9 | ||
| * 10 to 99 | ||
| * 100 to 499 | ||
| * 500 to 999 | ||
| * 1000+ | ||
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| ## Node.js features | ||
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| 1. Which of the following new stable features? (select all that apply) | ||
| - [ ] Diagnostic APIs (`--cpu-prof`, `--heap-prof`, etc…) | ||
| - [ ] Dotenv (`--env-file`) | ||
| - [ ] Import attributes | ||
| - [ ] Permission model | ||
| - [ ] Task runner (--run) | ||
| - [ ] Test runner (node:test) | ||
| - [ ] Test Snapshot | ||
| - [ ] TypeScript support | ||
| - [ ] Watch mode (--watch) | ||
| - [ ] WebSocket client | ||
| 1. Are you using the following unstable (experimental or active development) features of Node.js? (select all that apply) | ||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. I went thru the API docs and added all the experimental and active-dev features that were introduced in 24.x+. I think I got everything. I also moved the ones that were here last time (to "new stable" above). |
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| - [ ] Async Hooks module (`node:async_hooks`) | ||
| - [ ] Config File (`node.config.json`) | ||
| - [ ] Foreign Function Interface (`node:ffi`) | ||
| - [ ] FS FileHandle Pull | ||
| - [ ] FS FileHandle Writer | ||
| - [ ] FS Utf8Stream (`node:fs.Utf8Stream`) | ||
| - [ ] Glob (`fs.glob`) | ||
| - [ ] Module findPackageJSON | ||
| - [ ] Module Loader / Customization hooks - async (`module.register`) | ||
| - [ ] Module Loader / Customization hooks - sync (`module.registerHooks`) | ||
| - [ ] Iterable Streams (`node:stream/iter`) | ||
| - [ ] QUIC/HTTP3 | ||
| - [ ] Require(ESM) | ||
| - [ ] Shadow Realm | ||
| - [ ] Single Executable Application | ||
| - [ ] Startup Snapshot | ||
| - [ ] SQLite | ||
| - [ ] Test Coverage | ||
| - [ ] Test Module Mocking | ||
| - [ ] Test Watch Mode | ||
| - [ ] V8 SyncHeapProfileHandle | ||
| - [ ] VM Modules | ||
| - [ ] WASI | ||
| - [ ] WorkerThread locks | ||
| - [ ] Web Storage | ||
| - [ ] Zstd | ||
| 1. Which of the current Technical Priorities are important to you? (select all that apply) | ||
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| 1. Do you use Alpine builds? | ||
| * Yes | ||
| * No | ||
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| 1. Should Alpine support be official? | ||
| * Yes | ||
| * No | ||
| 1. What capabilities do you feel Node.js is lacking? (free response) | ||
| 1. Are there any key features that you think should be added to Node.js? (free response) | ||
| 1. Do you encounter any recurring issues when using Node.js that you would like to share with us? (free response) | ||
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| ## Dev environment | ||
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| 1. With which regularity does you/your company updates Node.js versions? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Evergreen (as soon as a new version is available) | ||
| * Evergreen (delayed to await patches, etc) | ||
| * Monthly | ||
| * Quarterly | ||
| * Semi-annually | ||
| * Annually | ||
| * Longer | ||
| * When forced (e.g. AWS stops supporting your ancient version) | ||
| 1. How long have you been using Node.js? (drop-down list) | ||
| * <1 year | ||
| * 1–4 years | ||
| * 5–10 years | ||
| * >10 years | ||
| 1. How do you get your Node executables? (select all that apply) | ||
| - [ ] Building Node.js from Source | ||
| - [ ] Docker Image | ||
| - [ ] Downloading binaries directly from Nodejs.org | ||
| - [ ] Using a system package manager: apt-get, brew, dnf, yum … | ||
| - [ ] Using package managers like npm or yarn and install Node.js as a package | ||
| - [ ] Using the official installer | ||
| - [ ] With a Node.js version manager: nvm, n, nave, nvs, volta, mise, asdf, etc. | ||
| - [ ] Other | ||
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| If selected "With a Node.js version manager": | ||
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| 1. Which node version manager do you use? (drop-down list) | ||
| 1. Which version of Node.js are you running? (main one) | ||
| * Older than 18.x | ||
| * 18.x | ||
| * 19.x | ||
| * 20.x | ||
| * 21.x | ||
| * 22.x | ||
| * 23.x | ||
| * 24.x | ||
| * 25.x | ||
| * 26.x | ||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. Do we need this question? (I think we discussed excluding it, but I don't remember if we decided) |
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| 1. Which package manager do you use? (drop-down list) | ||
| * bun | ||
| * npm | ||
| * pnpm | ||
| * volta | ||
| * yarn v1 | ||
| * yarn v2+ | ||
| 1. How do you manage the package manager for your project? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Containers | ||
| * One version installed globally for all projects | ||
| * A tool to pick a specific version per project (e.g. asdf, Corepack, …). | ||
| * Other: (free response) | ||
| 1. Which of the following best reflects your role regarding Node.js? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Application developer (backend server authors) | ||
| * Application developer (Frontend) | ||
| * Application developer (fullstack (front end and back end)) | ||
| * Application developer (tools authors) | ||
| * Application operator (Service and infrastructure providers) | ||
| * Direct end-user (Users who run tools themselves) | ||
| * Library & package authors (Users who write libraries and packages to be included on other applications) | ||
| * Node.js core maintainers (Developers working directly on Node.js, individuals participating in Working Groups) | ||
| 1. What operating system is your **local** development environment? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Android | ||
| * Linux with Docker | ||
| * Linux/Unix | ||
| * macOS | ||
| * macOS with Docker | ||
| * Serverless | ||
| * Windows | ||
| * Windows with Docker | ||
| * Windows with WSL | ||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. Should this also be in the production question below? |
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| * Other | ||
| 1. What is your Operating System in which you are running Node.js in **production**? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Android | ||
| * Linux with Docker | ||
| * Linux/Unix | ||
| * macOS | ||
| * macOS with Docker | ||
| * Serverless | ||
| * Windows | ||
| * Windows with Docker | ||
| * Don't know | ||
| * Other | ||
| 1. What is your architecture in which you are running Node.js in **production**? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Arm | ||
| * x86 | ||
| * x64 | ||
| * Don't know | ||
| * Other | ||
| 1. What is your primary use case for Node.js? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Application server | ||
| * Endpoint server | ||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. What else should we include here? |
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| 1. Do you write and test your code to run on other server side runtimes in addition to Node.js? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Yes | ||
| * No | ||
| 1. Which frameworks/ecosystems do you use? | ||
| - [ ] Adonis (various) | ||
| - [ ] Blitz.js (React) | ||
| - [ ] Meteor (various) | ||
| - [ ] Next.js (React) | ||
| - [ ] Nuxt (Vue) | ||
| - [ ] Remix (React) | ||
| - [ ] SolidStart (SolidJS) | ||
| - [ ] SvelteKit (Svelte) | ||
| - [ ] TanStack Start (React) | ||
| - [ ] Something else: (free response) | ||
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| ## Node.js maintenance | ||
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| > Node.js is maintained by volunteers, mostly in their free time. | ||
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| 1. How does your organization invest in Node.js ? (select all that apply) | ||
| - [ ] Sponsors time to work on open-source | ||
| - [ ] Donates (financially) to Node.js or OpenJS (the parent charity of Node.js) | ||
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I'm not sure this is exhaustive