Help us tailor this year’s JavaOne Today

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Dec 1, 19983 mins

The JavaOne Developer Conference, Sun Microsystems premier Java event, is just over a month away (March 24-27 in San Francisco). JavaWorld‘s extensive conference coverage last year in its JavaOne show daily, JavaOne Today, met with such great success that we’re doing it again — from previews to post-show wrap-ups.

We want this year’s show daily to be even better than last year’s, but we need your help. Please take a moment to fill out the following survey to help us better tailor this year’s JavaOne Today to your needs.

1. Did you attend last year’s JavaOne conference?

Yes

No

2. Do you plan to attend this year’s JavaOne conference?

Yes

No

3. If you’ve attended a previous JavaOne conference, do you have any tips you can share with other readers about to see and what to avoid?

4. Is your company exhibiting at this year’s JavaOne conference?

Yes

No

5. Has Java achieved the goals set at last year’s JavaOne conference?

Yes

No

Please comment:

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6. Did you read JavaWorld’s coverage of the conference in JavaOne Today last year? When?

During the week prior to the conference (Pre-show Edition)

During the conference

Immediately after the conference

Recently, as a guide to this year’s conference

No

Didn’t know about the publication

7. We’d like to make sure this year’s JavaOne Today meets your needs. Please indicate your level of interest in the following articles types by selecting the appropriate box.

  • Preview articles — “What to look for at the show”:   High   Medium   Low  

  • Interviews with expert Java developers:   High   Medium   Low  

  • Interviews with JavaSoft “insiders” JDK architects and developers:   High   Medium   Low  

  • Real-world Java articles detailing how businesses are employing Java in mission-critical functions:   High   Medium   Low  

  • Technology overviews/backgrounders — How the technologies work, what they mean to me as a developer, and where they are going in the future:   High   Medium   Low  

  • Profiles of key new products:   High   Medium   Low  

  • Comprehensive list of new products announced at JavaOne:   High   Medium   Low  

  • Keynote speech reports:   High   Medium   Low  

  • Technical conference session reports:   High   Medium   Low  

  • Business (non-technical) conference session reports:   High   Medium   Low  

  • Reports from the exhibit floor — “You are there!”:   High   Medium   Low   Other (fill-in box):

    8. Do you think you will read this year’s JavaOne Today? When?

    Before the conference (Pre-show Edition)

    During the conference

    Immediately after the conference

    Long-term after the conference (as a reference)

    I do not plan to read JavaOne Today

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    9. What best describes your primary Job duties?

    Systems administrator

    Programmer or develope9

    Network administrator

    Database administrator

    Systems analyst

    Webmaster

    Consultant

    Systems integrator

    Other technical professional

    Other manager

    Student

    Other

    10. If you selected “Programmer or developer” in question 9, please tell us how much of your actual work time per day is spent coding and also how much of that coding is done in Java

    Time coding:Percent in Java:

    76-100%

    51-75%

    25-50%

    1-24%

    76-100%

    51-75%

    25-50%

    1-24%

    I never code in Java

    11. Are you or your company currently developing Java-based products?

    Yes

    No

    12. If you answered no to question 11, is your company considering developing Java products in the future? Within 6 months

    within 12 months

    Within 18 months

    Within 24 months

    My company has no plans to develop Java products