Hi all
when I did setup survey site for deciding default theme for 3.4, I've also got idea to get more feedback from our users. This can help us in making some decisions about future development.
We can take inspiration from Git User's Survey [1] (check last survey and results [2]).
I think the survey should be open for pretty long time, let's say two months, to acquire as much feedback as possible.
I've started collecting questions on wiki [3], basically starting with questions based on the Git ones.
[1]:https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitSurvey2010 [2]:https://www.survs.com/results/33Q0OZZE/MV653KSPI2 [3]:http://wiki.phpmyadmin.net/pma/User%27s_Survey_2011
2011/5/25 Michal Čihař michal@cihar.com:
Hi all
when I did setup survey site for deciding default theme for 3.4, I've also got idea to get more feedback from our users. This can help us in making some decisions about future development.
We can take inspiration from Git User's Survey [1] (check last survey and results [2]).
I think the survey should be open for pretty long time, let's say two months, to acquire as much feedback as possible.
I've started collecting questions on wiki [3], basically starting with questions based on the Git ones.
I think 5, 6 and 8 should have one more option - "I don't know" (and most questions should get some comment box).
14. Most people won't know what HTML5 is, it's better to add some explanation, or skip this altogether. HTML 5 availability is based on minimum supported browser versions, users won't care. Software should work :)
15. Add "never used any"
Otherwise looks ok. After completing questions I think we should give this survey to some phpMyAdmin beginner and ask for comments to find potentially difficult questions (ones that result in user quitting the survey). Also, I don't think we should go over 20 questions. If we have more, we should decide which ones to use in the actual survey.
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Michal Čihař michal@cihar.com wrote:
Hi all
when I did setup survey site for deciding default theme for 3.4, I've also got idea to get more feedback from our users. This can help us in making some decisions about future development.
We can take inspiration from Git User's Survey [1] (check last survey and results [2]).
I think the survey should be open for pretty long time, let's say two months, to acquire as much feedback as possible.
I've started collecting questions on wiki [3], basically starting with questions based on the Git ones.
Some Suggestions:
@Question 1,2: Interesting to know but how does that help for the future development?
@ Question 6,7 Some people might use phpmyadmin e.g. for MariaDB alone, so question 6 probably should probably be made dependent on question 7, whereas question 7 maybe should be changed into "For which Database do you use phpMyAdmin"
@ Question 8 & 9 'proficiency' sound complicated, how about 'knowledge'?
@ Question 14 Maybe this question should be changed into something like "Does your browser support the following technologies and have you enabled them?"
Plus some side note which major browser versions support html5 properly.
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On 25-05-11 12:22, Tyron Madlener wrote:
Some Suggestions:
@Question 1,2: Interesting to know but how does that help for the future development?
How about moving these to the bottom of the list and making the optional.
How about: "What features you desperately need to manage your DB, but are not available in phpMyAdmin?"? Well, maybe worded a bit better and with a textarea for the feedback. I'd say we won't get much response here, as people hate writing in surveys and prefer to only tick boxes, but we might get one or two gems...
Rouslan
On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 11:48 +0200, Michal Čihař wrote:
Hi all
when I did setup survey site for deciding default theme for 3.4, I've also got idea to get more feedback from our users. This can help us in making some decisions about future development.
We can take inspiration from Git User's Survey [1] (check last survey and results [2]).
I think the survey should be open for pretty long time, let's say two months, to acquire as much feedback as possible.
I've started collecting questions on wiki [3], basically starting with questions based on the Git ones.
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2011/5/25 Rouslan Placella rouslan@placella.com:
How about: "What features you desperately need to manage your DB, but are not available in phpMyAdmin?"? Well, maybe worded a bit better and with a textarea for the feedback. I'd say we won't get much response here, as people hate writing in surveys and prefer to only tick boxes, but we might get one or two gems...
Basically, we have the feature tracker for that, but maybe some users don't find the way to it. ;)
Rouslan
On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 11:48 +0200, Michal Čihař wrote:
Hi all
when I did setup survey site for deciding default theme for 3.4, I've also got idea to get more feedback from our users. This can help us in making some decisions about future development.
We can take inspiration from Git User's Survey [1] (check last survey and results [2]).
I think the survey should be open for pretty long time, let's say two months, to acquire as much feedback as possible.
I've started collecting questions on wiki [3], basically starting with questions based on the Git ones.
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Michal Čihař a écrit :
Hi all
when I did setup survey site for deciding default theme for 3.4, I've also got idea to get more feedback from our users. This can help us in making some decisions about future development.
I believe that regarding surveys, the shorter the better.
Questions I would remove: ------------------------ What country do you live in (country of residence)?
How old are you (in years)?
Which phpMyAdmin version(s) are you using? (because we know that host providers and distros do not tend to upgrade quickly; knowing what's the version used by the persons answering the survey won't give us the full picture)
Which MySQL version(s) are you using? (I'm not sure what will be the benefit of knowing this)
Which PHP version(s) do you use to run phpMyAdmin? (because it might be difficult for them to answer)
Rate your own proficiency with SQL
Hi
Dne Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:38:12 -0400 Marc Delisle marc@infomarc.info napsal(a):
What country do you live in (country of residence)?
How old are you (in years)?
I think it's good to know some basic information about our users.
Which phpMyAdmin version(s) are you using? (because we know that host providers and distros do not tend to upgrade quickly; knowing what's the version used by the persons answering the survey won't give us the full picture)
You can usually install own copy of phpMyAdmin, so this still gives us the information how much are people willing to be up to date.
Which MySQL version(s) are you using? (I'm not sure what will be the benefit of knowing this)
To see how many people can use features introduced in new MySQL versions.
Which PHP version(s) do you use to run phpMyAdmin? (because it might be difficult for them to answer)
Indeed it might be.
Rate your own proficiency with SQL
I find interesting to find out whether phpMyAdmin is mostly used by novices or by people who have great knowledge of SQL, but are lazy to write it :-).
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Michal Čihař michal@cihar.com wrote:
Hi
Dne Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:38:12 -0400 Marc Delisle marc@infomarc.info napsal(a):
What country do you live in (country of residence)?
How old are you (in years)?
I think it's good to know some basic information about our users.
For me personally, when a person or a website requests me to submit a survey where I have to give away personal information such as my age or country of residence it creates a small barrier for me to do so.
Which phpMyAdmin version(s) are you using? (because we know that host providers and distros do not tend to upgrade quickly; knowing what's the version used by the persons answering the survey won't give us the full picture)
You can usually install own copy of phpMyAdmin, so this still gives us the information how much are people willing to be up to date.
Which MySQL version(s) are you using? (I'm not sure what will be the benefit of knowing this)
To see how many people can use features introduced in new MySQL versions.
Which PHP version(s) do you use to run phpMyAdmin? (because it might be difficult for them to answer)
Indeed it might be.
Rate your own proficiency with SQL
I find interesting to find out whether phpMyAdmin is mostly used by novices or by people who have great knowledge of SQL, but are lazy to write it :-).
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Hi
Dne Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:28:00 +0200 Tyron Madlener tyronx@gmail.com napsal(a):
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Michal Čihař michal@cihar.com wrote:
Hi
Dne Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:38:12 -0400 Marc Delisle marc@infomarc.info napsal(a):
What country do you live in (country of residence)?
How old are you (in years)?
I think it's good to know some basic information about our users.
For me personally, when a person or a website requests me to submit a survey where I have to give away personal information such as my age or country of residence it creates a small barrier for me to do so.
Okay, you both convinced me, I've removed the questions from the proposal. I've also simplified question about used server.
Any further comments?
Michal Čihař a écrit :
Hi
Dne Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:28:00 +0200 Tyron Madlener tyronx@gmail.com napsal(a):
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Michal Čihař michal@cihar.com wrote:
Hi
Dne Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:38:12 -0400 Marc Delisle marc@infomarc.info napsal(a):
What country do you live in (country of residence)?
How old are you (in years)?
I think it's good to know some basic information about our users.
For me personally, when a person or a website requests me to submit a survey where I have to give away personal information such as my age or country of residence it creates a small barrier for me to do so.
Okay, you both convinced me, I've removed the questions from the proposal. I've also simplified question about used server.
Any further comments?
Ok for me.
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