doc: add 2026 user survey questions#387
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| 1. Which of the following new stable features? (select all that apply) | ||
| - [ ] Diagnostic APIs (`--cpu-prof`, `--heap-prof`, etc…) | ||
| - [ ] Dotenv (`--env-file`) | ||
| - [ ] Import attributes | ||
| - [ ] Permission model | ||
| - [ ] Task runner (--run) | ||
| - [ ] Test runner (node:test) | ||
| - [ ] Test Snapshot | ||
| - [ ] TypeScript support | ||
| - [ ] Watch mode (--watch) | ||
| - [ ] WebSocket client |
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I'm not sure this is exhaustive
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we probably should update this, we could use AI to scan latest changelogs.md in node core and get the latest promptions
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I tried that, and it was friggin useless. It listed 7 or 8 things; 3 of them were wrong (the others I already have) 😩
I expected it would do well at this
| - [ ] TypeScript support | ||
| - [ ] Watch mode (--watch) | ||
| - [ ] WebSocket client | ||
| 1. Are you using the following unstable (experimental or active development) features of Node.js? (select all that apply) |
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I went thru the API docs and added all the experimental and active-dev features that were introduced in 24.x+. I think I got everything.
I also moved the ones that were here last time (to "new stable" above).
| - [ ] WorkerThread locks | ||
| - [ ] Web Storage | ||
| - [ ] Zstd | ||
| 1. Which of the current Technical Priorities are important to you? (select all that apply) |
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Where do we get this?
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its documented somewhere in node core repo
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656dd5d · 2 years ago
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Who owns or drives this? Is that us? 😳
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This seems too outdated to include? Shall I poke the TSC to update it?
| 1. Which version of Node.js are you running? (main one) | ||
| * Older than 18.x | ||
| * 18.x | ||
| * 19.x | ||
| * 20.x | ||
| * 21.x | ||
| * 22.x | ||
| * 23.x | ||
| * 24.x | ||
| * 25.x | ||
| * 26.x |
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Do we need this question? (I think we discussed excluding it, but I don't remember if we decided)
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I think we can remove this one. Responses won't be particularly insightful or useful for linking to other survey items.
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yeah we can see downloads so its not needed. Id ask if they are aware of the ESP program https://nodejs.org/en/about/eol#commercial-support
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Extra Sensory Powers programme? Sign me up 🦹♂️
| 1. What is your primary use case for Node.js? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Application server | ||
| * Endpoint server |
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What else should we include here?
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what is an endpoint server
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I never heard "endpoint server" 😅
Anyways I remember we already asked this question in another form
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| * Serverless | ||
| * Windows | ||
| * Windows with Docker | ||
| * Windows with WSL |
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Should this also be in the production question below?
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Yes, response options for both these questions should be the same
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cc @ZacTanner (I can't tag you for review; I opened a request to add you to the org so I can). |
| ## About you | ||
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| 1. Where do you currently live? (drop-down list of countries) | ||
| 1. What is your primary language? (drop-down list) |
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Are the drop-down options listed anywhere? Just want to verify that new languages were added to the list following feedback from the 2025 survey.
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No. Which ones were missing?
| * Serverless | ||
| * Windows | ||
| * Windows with Docker | ||
| * Windows with WSL |
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Yes, response options for both these questions should be the same
| * Windows | ||
| * Windows with Docker | ||
| * Windows with WSL | ||
| * Other |
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| * Other | |
| *Don't know | |
| * Other |
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I deliberately excluded "Don't know". They will know the OS of their own laptop.
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| 1. How does your organization invest in Node.js ? (select all that apply) | ||
| - [ ] Sponsors time to work on open-source | ||
| - [ ] Donates (financially) to Node.js or OpenJS (the parent charity of Node.js) |
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| - [ ] Donates (financially) to Node.js or OpenJS (the parent charity of Node.js) | |
| - [ ] Donates (financially) to Node.js or OpenJS (the parent charity of Node.js) | |
| - [ ] Not applicable / I do not work for an organization | |
| - [ ] Not applicable / My organization does not invest in Node.js | |
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Can't they just not answer to affectively tell us the same thing?
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| 1. Do you write and test your code to run on other server side runtimes in addition to Node.js? (drop-down list) | ||
| * Yes | ||
| * No | ||
| 1. Which frameworks/ecosystems do you use? |
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Which question are you asking about? (there are 2 displayed in the comment)
- Do you write and test your code to run on other server side runtimes in addition to Node.js?
Yes, I think we care?
It had 1 vote from the summit.
- Which frameworks/ecosystems do you use?
Maybe? It was a suggestion from the summit. It had 2 votes.
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