The Eclipse Foundation, the organization behind the development of the popular Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE), has published the results of its 2009 developer survey. This survey mirrors a similar one conducted in 2007, making it possible to evaluate statistical changes in the Eclipse user community that have transpired over the past two years.
The survey included a number of questions about demographics, technology preferences, perceptions of Eclipse, and other related issues. The results of the survey were summarized in a report which includes some graphs and an overview of the results. Eclipse marketing director Ian Skerrett also published a blog entry which identifies some of the most striking insights that were gleaned from the study. One of the most intriguing discoveries relates to a shift in operating system preferences among survey respondents. The survey shows strong growth of the Linux operating system in the Eclipse developer community.
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