London Perl Workshop 2016 - Survey Results
Introduction
The following survey results are a simple presentation of the raw data. No attempt has been made to analyse the data and compare with previous years. See forthcoming PDFs for more in depth analysis.
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Demographics
These questions will help us understand who our attendees are.
Attendees:
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 32 | Responded |
| 84 | No Response |
| 116 | Total |
| 27 | Response Percentage |
Age Band:
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | under 20 |
| 3 | 20 - 29 |
| 11 | 30 - 39 |
| 12 | 40 - 49 |
| 7 | 50 - 59 |
| 1 | 60 and over |
Gender:
Although this question is optional, with your help we would like to monitor changes in attendance over time.
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 31 | Male |
| 3 | Female |
| 0 | It's Complicated |
Job Type:
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | CEO/Company Director/Senior Manager |
| 0 | Non-Technical Manager |
| 3 | Technical Manager |
| 0 | Technical Architect/Analyst |
| 22 | Developer |
| 1 | Engineer |
| 3 | SysAdmin |
| 1 | Student |
| 0 | Lecturer/Teacher/Trainer |
| 0 | Human Resources |
| 0 | Researcher |
| 3 | Unemployed |
| 0 | Other |
If your position covers many roles, please base this on your most senior responsibility. Also base this on the role you perform, rather than your job title. For example, a 'QA Developer' would be a 'Developer' role, and 'Information Manager' would a Manager role (Technical or Non-Technical depending upon your responsibilites)
If 'Other' please enter your professional job role or title:
Industry:
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Automotive |
| 0 | Education |
| 0 | Engineering |
| 2 | Finance |
| 0 | Government |
| 13 | IT Services |
| 5 | Internet/Web |
| 0 | Legal |
| 1 | Logistics |
| 3 | Media/Entertainment |
| 1 | Medical/Healthcare |
| 1 | Property |
| 3 | Research |
| 1 | Retail |
| 1 | Telecommunications |
| 0 | Travel |
| 3 | Unemployed |
| 0 | Other |
If you or your company undertake work within mulitple industry sectors, please select the primary one you are currently working within.
If 'Other' please enter your industry sector:
Region:
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 21 | United Kingdom |
| 10 | Europe |
| 2 | North America |
| 0 | South America |
| 1 | Asia |
| 0 | Australaisa |
| 0 | Africa |
Please note this is the region you were a resident in, prior to attending the conference.
The Perl Community, YAPCs & Workshops
These questions are designed to help us understand our attendees level of involvement in the Perl community.
How do you rate your Perl knowledge?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | Beginner |
| 11 | Intermediate |
| 20 | Advanced |
How long have you been programming in Perl?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | less than a year |
| 1 | 1-2 years |
| 4 | 3-5 years |
| 6 | 5-10 years |
| 22 | more than 10 years |
How many previous Perl Workshops have you attended?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 5 | Never attended one |
| Attended Workshops | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Perl Workshop | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 87 |
| Austrian Perl Workshop | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Belgian Perl Workshop | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| French Perl Workshop | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| German Perl Workshop | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 28 |
| Italian Perl Workshop | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Netherlands Perl Workshop | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Nordic Perl Workshop | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| any other European Perl Workshops | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| any other Perl Workshops | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Do you plan to attend a future YAPC/Workshop?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 28 | Yes |
| 5 | Maybe |
| 1 | Don't Know |
| 0 | No |
Are you a member of a local Perl Mongers user group?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 19 | Yes |
| 15 | No |
If not, do you plan to find one or start one?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | Yes |
| 7 | Maybe |
| 5 | Don't Know |
| 2 | No |
What other areas of the Perl Community do you contribute to?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 18 | I'm a CPAN Author |
| 3 | I'm a CPAN Tester |
| 11 | I'm a Perl event organiser (e.g. YAPC, Perl Workshop, QA Hackathon, local technical meetings, etc.) |
| 1 | I'm a board or committee member of a recognised Perl body (e.g. TPF, EPO, YEF, JPF, etc.) |
| 8 | I'm a Perl project developer (e.g. Rakudo, Catalyst, Dancer, Padre, etc.) |
| 12 | I have a technical blog (e.g. on blogs.perl.org or a personal blog) |
| 9 | I use or contribute to PerlMonks, Stackoverflow or other discussion forums |
| 14 | I use IRC (e.g. #perl, #yapc, #london.pm, etc.) |
| 5 | I contribute to Perl mailing lists (e.g. P5P, Perl QA, etc) |
| 1 | other ... |
- ex-LPW org team
London Perl Workshop 2016
Regarding London Perl Workshop 2016 specifically, please answer the following as best you can.
When did you decide to come to this conference?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 16 | I'm now a regular London Perl Workshop attendee |
| 4 | After London Perl Workshop 2015 |
| 2 | After reading a blog post about the London Perl Workshop |
| 1 | I was nominated to attend by manager/colleague |
| 4 | I was recommended to attend by friend/colleague |
| 1 | After reading the Perl Weekly |
| 1 | After seeing a link or advert on a Perl specific website |
| 0 | After seeing a link or advert on a non-Perl website |
| 1 | After seeing a link on Twitter, Facebook or other social media website. |
| 1 | After reading an email sent to a mailing list I was on |
| 0 | After seeing other promotions online/in the press |
| 3 | other ... |
- After finding another reason to be in London that weekend, making the trip cost-effective.
- I'm trying to attend Perl events in Europe regularly :)
- Wasn't able to go to YAPC and searched for good alternative
Were you a speaker?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 13 | No |
| 8 | No, but I have spoken before at similar conferences |
| 12 | Yes, and I have spoken before at similar conferences |
| 1 | Yes, and it was my first time as a speaker |
Note that "similar conferences" includes other Workshops and/or YAPCs, as well as Linux, Open Source or large technical events.
If you were a speaker, would you have been able to attend if you hadn't been speaking?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 13 | Yes |
| 0 | No |
If you weren't a speaker, would you consider speaking at a future conference?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 18 | Yes |
| 1 | No |
| 9 | Ask me later |
What was your motivation for coming?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 15 | the list of speakers |
| 15 | the quality of the talks scheduled |
| 9 | to be a speaker |
| 16 | to meet with Perl/project co-contributors |
| 24 | to socialise with Perl geeks |
| 9 | to visit London |
| 3 | other ... |
- Perl 6
- say hello to mdk
- to be part of the Perl community
- To support my colleague who was a speaker this time.
What aspects of the conference do you feel gave value for money?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 31 | the talks / speakers |
| 14 | the conference venue |
| 8 | the city of London |
| 13 | the hallway track |
| 16 | the attendees |
| other ... |
What kinds of talks would you prefer at future London Perl Workshops?
| Count | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | More beginner level talks |
| 6 | More intermediate level talks |
| 6 | More advanced level talks |
| 19 | It's about right |
| 2 | No preference |
Are there any topics you would specifically like to see featured?
- Intro. to perl 5/6 internals
- Moose intro beyond Anmal -> Duck eat. etc
- Perl 6, transition from Perl 5
- perl and mus8c/film/art - the arts.
- Several of the talks I attended, although very interesting, were not really related to Perl. I think it would be better to stay on topic :)
How do you rate the workshop?
How would you rate your overall satisfaction of the following areas of the workshop?
| Choices | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletters/Updates | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Web site | 7 | 18 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Registration process | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Directions/Maps | 16 | 9 | 5 | - | - |
| Content of the talks | 18 | 14 | 1 | - | - |
| Schedule efficiency | 24 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Social events | 21 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Facilities | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Staff | 28 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Overall experience | 21 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Value for money * | 28 | 5 | - | - | - |
Key:
1 = Very Satisfied
2 = Somewhat satisfied
3 = Somewhat un-satisfied
4 = Very un-satisfied
5 = N/A
* Note that while the workshop has no attendance fee, your time and travel expenses aren't free :)
