Second Annual
Eclipse Adoption Study
November 2005

(With select comparisons to the September 2004 study)

Methodology

An e-mail was sent out to 17,500 randomly selected SD Times subscribers inviting them to participate in a study. Excluding bounces, the net number of surveys delivered was 16,358. The purpose was to ascertain their plans to use Eclipse-based technology and Eclipse plug-ins.

The study was e-mailed on November 4, 2005, and cut off and tabulated by BZ Research on November 7, 2005. 772 subscribers, or 4.7% of the respondents, completed the survey, although not all of them answered every question.

BZ Research designed, conducted and tabulated the study. BZ Research is a division of BZ Media, publisher of SD Times.

Table of Contents

QUESTION 1: Do the developers within your organization use the Eclipse framework?

QUESTION 2: Which version(s) of Eclipse are you using?

QUESTION 3: If your organization is not currently using Eclipse or Eclipse-based tools, do you expect to do so?

QUESTION 4: What types of applications are you building with Eclipse or Eclipse-based tools?

QUESTION 5: If you use Eclipse, or Eclipse-based tools, why do you use it?

QUESTION 6: Are you and your team currently using Eclipse plug-ins?

QUESTION 7: If you or your team are using Eclipse plug-ins how many are you using?

QUESTION 8: If you or your team are using Eclipse plug-ins, are they…

QUESTION 9: What types of Eclipse plug-ins are you currently using or considering using in the future?

QUESTION 10: Have you written or are you writing/considering writing any Eclipse plug-ins or extensions?

QUESTION 11: Do you (or does your organization) require that new development tools be Eclipse-based or Eclipse-compatible?

QUESTION 12: Is your organization formally involved with the Eclipse Foundation?

QUESTION 13: Do you or your team members participate in any Eclipse projects?

QUESTION 14a: Which Eclipse "bits" are currently used by your organization and which do you expect will be used within the next year?

QUESTION 14b: Which Eclipse "bits" do you expect to use by your organization and which do you expect will be used within the next year?

QUESTION 14c: Which Eclipse "bits" are currently used OR do you expect will be used by your organization within the next year?

QUESTION 15: What is your company's interest/involvement in the Rich Client Platform? (see sample page)

QUESTION 16: Which tools frameworks are currently in use within your organization?

QUESTION 17: How many developers are in your organization?

QUESTION 18: Have you heard of any of the following companies?

Study #2351 costs US$1,895.