Proposal: Node.js Contributor Survey

surveys/contributor/2020/2020-Contributor-Survey.md

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+# DRAFT -- 2020 Node.js Contributor Survey
+
+* How long have you been contributing to Node.js?
+
+  "Contribution" here means much more than just code. Participation in
+  issue and PR discussions, contributions to the Community Committee,
+  the website, the documentation, and so forth.
+
+  * Less than one year
+  * One to two years
+  * Two to three years
+  * Three to five years
+  * Five+ years
+
+* What kind of contributor do you consider yourself to be?
+
+  "Contribution" here means much more than just code. Participation in
+  issue and PR discussions, contributions to the Community Committee,
+  the website, the documentation, and so forth.
+
+  * I'm not yet a contributor
+  * I've contributed once or twice
+  * I occasionally contribute
+  * I regularly contribute
+  * I've contributed substantially
+  * I used to contribute but no longer do
+
+* Over the past year, do you consider your contributions to have:
+
+  * Increased
+  * Decreased
+  * Remained about the same
+
+* In the coming year, do you expect your contributions to:
+
+  * Increase
+  * Decrease
+  * Remain the same
+  * I have no idea
+
+* What region of the world are you in?
+
+* Please rate the below parts of the contribution process by how challenging they are, from 1 (not a problem) to 5 (a frequent blocker):
+
+  * Code/Documentation review
+  * Communication
+  * GitHub tools and processes (not our customized tooling)
+  * Finding the right people to discuss your contributions with
+  * Establishing consensus for changes
+  * Our CI, labels, and crafted customized automation
+  * Debugging test failures
+  * Finding appropriate issues to work on
+  * Setting up development environment
+  * Having PRs rejected
+  * Writing documentation and notes
+
+* Do you agree with the following statements (1 - strongly disagree, 5 - strongly agree):
+
+  * "I understand enough about how Node.js CI works to be able to diagnose my own PR failures"
+  * "When something is broken in my PR, I can read the comments and CI results to understand why"
+  * "The number of test failures unrelated to my PR severely impacts my ability or desire to contribute"
+  * "There are too many notifications to be helpful when I open a PR"
+  * "The feedback I receive from other contributors is helpful and productive"
+  * "Existing Node.is contributors are welcoming of new contributors"
+  * "Node.js contributors are welcoming of new ideas"
+  * "Node.js contributors are welcoming to feedback from users"
+  * "I'm proud to be a Node.js contributor"
+  * "I'm... frustrated... by the Node.js contribution process"
+
+* Does your employer support your contributions to Node.js?
+
+  * Yes i can contribute on company time
+  * No i need to use my own time
+  * I don’t contribute yet, hoping to start soon
+
+* What areas of Node.js do you contribute to? Please check all that apply.
+
+  * Core code inside of nodejs/node
+  * Code inside of another repo in the nodejs/* GitHub organization
+  * Documentation
+  * Website
+  * Release & build Infrastructure
+  * Advocacy and events
+  * Community
+  * Moderation
+  * Related projects (e.g. nvm, docker images, package managers, frameworks, etc)
+  * Governance and administration
+
+* Rank the following in terms of priority. 1 being highest priority, 5 being lowest
+
+  * "Small core"
+  * Web platform API compatibility
+  * Performance
+  * Security
+  * Diagnostics
+  * Multi-threading
+  * JavaScript features
+  * Networking Standards support
+  * Long term stability
+  * Documentation
+  * Community
+
+* Are there specific ways the project could make contributing easier for you?
+  * (open ended question)
+
+* What remains a blocker to becoming a more active contributor?
+  * (open ended question)
+
+* Do you have any comments, questions, or clarifications for your answers on this survey? Leave the general feedback here. If you leave your email, we will circle back with you:
+  * (open ended question)
+
+* If you could decide right now, what three things would you remove from the Node.js project today?
+  * ____
+  * ____
+  * ____
+
+* If you could decide right now, what three things would you add?
+  * ____
+  * ____
+  * ____