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Whats the first thing that people think of when they hear the word developer?
For many people, its probably money or maybe companies like Facebook or Google.
We conducted a survey to find out what developers in Europe really care about.
Careers in tech mean having to stay on top of new trends and regularly upskill or learn new languages.
So what keeps developers going and striving, year after year?
The number one reason is personal satisfaction and pride.
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Where are developers most comfortable?
TV tells us that its startups and, in fact, many developers agree.
Scaleups are also attractive to developers though the reasons are more varied.
The biggest draw is simply that they typically have a better product.
These responses blew every other option out of the water.
In reality, far more developers aspire to work in an industry with a good cause.
Interestingly, thats 52% of women and 32% of men.
For reference, the second most popular industry is I dont care.
To team lead or not to team lead?
Do it as long as it makes you happy, and the people around you happy.
Go back to building things.
Wait til you get that itch again.
61% of developers would like to work on their negotiation & conflict resolution skills.
Interestingly, the desire to work on time management does clearly decrease with years of experience.
Furthermore, there are a number of notable differences between men and women.
In conclusion, its clear that developers are often looking to make themselves proud.
They want to learn and grow without tipping the work-life balance scale.
(Its worth it.)
FYI, there are also reports specifically for DACH and the Netherlands on the way.
tl;dr the Netherlands likes therapists more than the rest of Europe.
it’s possible for you to find themherewhen they launch.
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