Call for participation in the first Swiss developer survey

Swiss made software is an organization dedicated to representing Swiss values in software development. Since the launch in 2007, it comprises of 600 members that represent more than 10'000 core ICT employees across Switzerland. The members’ products and services hold the “Swiss made software label”, which is a nationally and internationally recognized symbol for Swiss quality in software development.

The aforementioned insights are only the tip of the iceberg of the entire developer's environment in Switzerland. In order to gain a deeper insight, Swiss made software has launched «Swiss developer survey 2019» for developers.

The aim of the survey to generate insights that will serve as the tech barometer of Switzerland. Besides the developer’s profile, the survey seeks information on different themes such as which technologies, operating systems and tools are currently loved or disliked; suggestions for which programming languages companies should adopt, replace or keep using; career ambitions for the developers as well as ethical issues.

Until mid-September, all software developers working for Swiss companies either within or outside Switzerland are invited to participate in the survey. The results will be later published in a report in October. For privacy, the data will be anonymized and used exclusively by ‘Swiss made software’ generate a number of different reports and statistics. The results of the survey will be shared free of charge.

Introducing the Swiss dev Alliance
The Swiss dev alliance has been established to facilitate additional activities in connection with the Swiss developer survey. The first step will be to award the Swiss dev alliance logo to all Swiss-made companies that have been able to successfully encourage 30% or more of their in-house developers to take part in the survey. The company can then proudly display the logo as a symbol of its commitment to new technologies, its staff, and Swiss-made software development.

(RAN)