User Poll
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JavaBoutique Poll
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Out of the following languages, which one is your favorite or are you most eager to learn?
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Poll It v2.0 by CGI World
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Previous Polls
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Poll from February 2003 |
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How do you get the majority of your programming questions answered?
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| Answer |
Percent |
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The Internet |
 71.4% - (100
Votes) |
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Hands On |
17.1% - (24
Votes) |
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Books and Magazines |
11.4% - (16
Votes)
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Total Votes: 140
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from January 2003 |
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Certification vs. experience--what's your opinion?
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Percent |
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Employers don't care about certification if an applicant is experienced. |
47.3% - (109
Votes) |
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Employers hire those with certification over those without it. |
33.9% - (78
Votes) |
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It compensates for my lack of experience. |
18.6% - (43 Votes)
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Total Votes: 230
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from December 2002 |
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Previous Poll Topic: How will the JCP adding open source to the licensing options affect Java?
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Percent |
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It will raise java to the next level |
61.1% - (22 Votes) |
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It won't have any affect at all |
22.2% - (8 Votes) |
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It's going to ruin the industry |
16.6% - (6 Votes) |
Total Votes: 36
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from November 2002 |
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Previous Poll Topic: Which language did you start programming in?
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Percent |
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BASIC |
32.3% - (213 Votes) |
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Other... |
15.1% - (100 Votes) |
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Java |
14.5% - (96 Votes) |
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Pascal / Modula / Delphi |
10.9% - (72 Votes) |
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Visual Basic |
8% - (53 Votes) |
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C |
7.9% - (52 Votes) |
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FORTRAN |
6.3% - (42 Votes) |
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C++ |
4.5% - (30 Votes) |
Total Votes: 658
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from October 2002 |
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Previous Poll Topic: Do you stay with familiar technologies or do you work with new ones as soon as they are available?
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Percent |
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I look forward to new technologies and try them quickly |
37% - (43 Votes) |
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I'll move to a new technology once it's established |
37% - (43 Votes) |
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I'll try a new technology if I'm forced to |
14.6% - (17 Votes) |
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If I'm comfortable with a technology I won't try something new |
11.2% - (13 Votes) |
Total Votes: 116
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from September 2002 |
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Previous Poll Topic: Would you, or have you attended a training course for Java Developers?
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I have attended training courses and would attend again. |
25.6% - (29 Votes) |
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I would attend if I could afford the course. |
23.8% - (27 Votes) |
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I'm thinking attending one. |
15.9% - (18 Votes) |
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I doubt I will ever attend one. |
14.1% - (16 Votes) |
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I would attend if there were training courses closer to me. |
12.3% - (14 Votes) |
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I have attended training courses but would not attend again. |
3.5% - (4 Votes) |
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I haven't given it any thought. |
3.5% - (4 Votes) |
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The topics offered don't interest me. |
0.8% - (1 Votes) |
Total Votes: 113
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from August 2002 |
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Previous Poll Topic: Which method do you use to stay on top of the latest technologies?
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Percent |
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Websites |
56.2% - (81 Votes) |
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Books |
20.1% - (29 Votes) |
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Online documentation |
12.5% - (18 Votes) |
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Magazines |
2.7% - (4 Votes) |
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Company sponsored external training and seminars |
2% - (3 Votes) |
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Other... |
1.3% - (2 Votes) |
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Company sponsored In-house training |
0.6% - (1 Votes) |
Total Votes: 144
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from July 2002 |
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Previous Poll Topic: Which do you feel is more important, innovation or standards compliance?
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Percent |
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Innovation is most important, technology should be pushed as far and as fast as it can. |
26.3% - (29 Votes) |
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Standards and innovation are equally important |
23.6% - (26 Votes) |
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Standards compliance is important only if it doesn't slow down innovation or break old code |
23.6% - (26 Votes) |
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Standards compliance is essential, innovation should take second place |
19% - (21 Votes) |
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Neither is important to me |
7.2% - (8 Votes) |
Total Votes: 110
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from May 2002 |
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Previous Poll Topic: Do You Use Java Servlets or JSP on Your Website?
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Percent |
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I use both Servlets and JSP |
42.6% - (98 Votes) |
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I use JSP only |
22.6% - (52 Votes) |
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I use neither |
21.7% - (50 Votes) |
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I use Servlets only |
13% - (30 Votes) |
Total Votes: 230
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from April 2002 |
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Previous Poll Topic: Do You Use Style Sheets?
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Percent |
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I use CSS only |
51.6% - (124 Votes) |
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What are Style Sheets? |
15% - (36 Votes) |
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I use CSS and CSS-P |
10% - (24 Votes) |
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What are Style Sheets? |
15% - (36 Votes) |
Total Votes: 240
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from March 2002 |
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Previous Poll Topic: How Do You Edit Your Java Code?
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Percent |
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With a Text Editor and the JDK |
54.7% - (277 Votes) |
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With My Favorite IDE |
45.2% - (229 Votes) |
Total Votes: 506
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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Poll from February 2002 |
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Previous Poll Topic: Which is more important to landing that Java programming job?
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Percent |
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Experience |
82.2% - (413 Votes) |
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Certification |
17.7% - (89 Votes) |
Total Votes: 502
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Poll It Version 2.0 by CGI World
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