Re: Timescale's State of PostgreSQL 2023 Survey

Consider selecting 'Other' and writing "all of the above" ;)

Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org> schrieb am Do., 3. Aug. 2023, 23:21:

> On 2023-08-02 04:59, Jacob Champion wrote:
> > Hi all!
> >
> > The State of PostgreSQL 2023 survey is now open! We'd love to hear from
> > everyone in the community:
> >
> > https://tsdb.co/state-of-postgres-2023-survey
> <snip>
>
> Just started going through this, but gave up shortly as it seems
> to have some fundamental design flaws. :( :( :(
>
> For example, where it asks what we use PG for at work, it gives
> a selection of options... but clicking any one of them wipes out
> the others (can't even see them any more).
>
> It does that with no warning at all, so if (like me) you assumed
> it was multiple choice (the only sensible option) then tough luck.
>
> Looking at the list now, literally all of these are the categories
> we use PG for:
>
> * App Development
> * DevOps
> * Monitoring
> * Real-time Analytics
> * SaaS Metrics
> * Web analytics
>
> And that's pretty standard across companies I'd worked at, rather
> than this workplace being unusual.
>
> That was the point I closed the page, as I'm assuming the other
> questions probably have similar problems. Obviously could be wrong
> though. ;)
>
> Regards and best wishes,
>
> Justin Clift
>
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