If you're a Python developer, definitely make your voice heard here: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/01/your-python-your-voice-join-python.html
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@glyph i voted
@glyph i thought it was weird that they listed "sleep" as a hobby
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@glyph i thought it was weird that they listed "sleep" as a hobby
@aeva yeah that one got a chuckle out of me
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If you're a Python developer, definitely make your voice heard here: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/01/your-python-your-voice-join-python.html
I filled it out. I feel like it was briefer than previous years? And obviously there are a bunch of questions about genAI junk, which I suspect will end up showing up as very widely used, so I hope some of you skeptics will also fill it out and at least we might be legible as a meaningful minority
@glyph "why did you choose this IDE" "I imprinted on it like a baby duckling"
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@glyph "why did you choose this IDE" "I imprinted on it like a baby duckling"
@glyph "sleeping" is probably my #1 hobby
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@glyph "sleeping" is probably my #1 hobby
@glyph I've now thoroughly deanonymized myself 🤪
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@aeva yeah that one got a chuckle out of me
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If you're a Python developer, definitely make your voice heard here: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/01/your-python-your-voice-join-python.html
I filled it out. I feel like it was briefer than previous years? And obviously there are a bunch of questions about genAI junk, which I suspect will end up showing up as very widely used, so I hope some of you skeptics will also fill it out and at least we might be legible as a meaningful minority
@glyph felt to me like most of it was about AI. I guess the number of questions is different if you answer "yes", and I do use it at work.
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@glyph i thought it was weird that they listed "sleep" as a hobby
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@glyph i thought it was weird that they listed "sleep" as a hobby
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If you're a Python developer, definitely make your voice heard here: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/01/your-python-your-voice-join-python.html
I filled it out. I feel like it was briefer than previous years? And obviously there are a bunch of questions about genAI junk, which I suspect will end up showing up as very widely used, so I hope some of you skeptics will also fill it out and at least we might be legible as a meaningful minority
@glyph It was relatively short, but I had to use "Other, please specify" more often than what I'd consider normal for an established survey ("I'm not that weird", she says)
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If you're a Python developer, definitely make your voice heard here: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/01/your-python-your-voice-join-python.html
I filled it out. I feel like it was briefer than previous years? And obviously there are a bunch of questions about genAI junk, which I suspect will end up showing up as very widely used, so I hope some of you skeptics will also fill it out and at least we might be legible as a meaningful minority
@glyph filled it out! there weren't many options to show my disdain for AI, though
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@glyph filled it out! there weren't many options to show my disdain for AI, though
@cthoyt a few key "no"s still provide a useful signal in the data. I am given to believe that if you say "yes" to more AI stuff the survey is much longer
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@cthoyt a few key "no"s still provide a useful signal in the data. I am given to believe that if you say "yes" to more AI stuff the survey is much longer
@glyph good point. I hope the combination of questions where I did say "yes, I've heard of all of these things" and also "no, I'm not using them" will lead to the right insights
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If you're a Python developer, definitely make your voice heard here: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/01/your-python-your-voice-join-python.html
I filled it out. I feel like it was briefer than previous years? And obviously there are a bunch of questions about genAI junk, which I suspect will end up showing up as very widely used, so I hope some of you skeptics will also fill it out and at least we might be legible as a meaningful minority
@glyph Aye, I would have preferred at least one checkbox somewhere for like "I do not use LLM/GenAI for ethical reason" so I resolved to put it in the comments field at the end
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If you're a Python developer, definitely make your voice heard here: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/01/your-python-your-voice-join-python.html
I filled it out. I feel like it was briefer than previous years? And obviously there are a bunch of questions about genAI junk, which I suspect will end up showing up as very widely used, so I hope some of you skeptics will also fill it out and at least we might be legible as a meaningful minority
@glyph I stopped doing them a few years back. For one, I'm tired of their 10 page terms which doesn't respect my time.
Why do I need to grant "consent to JetBrains ... to create an image of [my] likeness, video, and/or audio record concerning [me]"?
Or, before public publication, "Any information provided to the Participant shall be kept confidential by the Participant .. The duty of confidentiality is perpetually binding upon the Participant." Why should I agree to pay a US$20K penalty?
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@glyph I stopped doing them a few years back. For one, I'm tired of their 10 page terms which doesn't respect my time.
Why do I need to grant "consent to JetBrains ... to create an image of [my] likeness, video, and/or audio record concerning [me]"?
Or, before public publication, "Any information provided to the Participant shall be kept confidential by the Participant .. The duty of confidentiality is perpetually binding upon the Participant." Why should I agree to pay a US$20K penalty?
@dalke Hmm, I will try to find an appropriate channel to raise this objection through. that does sound horrible. (I did not notice because T&Cs for online services like this are not generally enforceable; but still, they shouldn’t be stipulating ridiculousness like this.)
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@dalke Hmm, I will try to find an appropriate channel to raise this objection through. that does sound horrible. (I did not notice because T&Cs for online services like this are not generally enforceable; but still, they shouldn’t be stipulating ridiculousness like this.)
@glyph I am one of those unfortunate souls who reads the legal documents I'm "voluntarily" agreeing to.
As a consequence, I've stopped using most online services. And not just because of one-sided terms. I've stopped using online access to my local health center in part because *every time I log in* I requires me to read 20 or so pages of legalese. And it changes every few months.
It ends up being faster to contact them by phone than read the terms that 99.99+% simply skip reading.
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