###### tags: `Ecosystem` # Solidity Developer Survey 2022 Wishlist Which topics or questions would you like to see covered in the Solidity Developer Survey 2023? ## Topics ## Specific Questions - Do you find our documentation helpful? What would you change? - How easy was it for you to start using the Solidity compiler? - What type of content would help you use more confidently Solidity? - Do you use via-IR? If not, why? - Have you been affected by any of the high impact compiler bugs (i.e. the ones reported on the blog)? - Are there any Solidity-related EIPs that you think need support in the compiler? - Which library for fixed-point numbers do you use? - Do you ever use the compiler directly, on the command line? - What other smart contract languages do you use? - Do you rely on compiler's support for older EVM versions? What is the oldest one you use? - Do you use Solidity outside of Ethereum mainnet and testnets? - Do you disable the optimizer? - Did you ever use the gas estimator built into the compiler? - Did you try SMTChecker? - What is your biggest wish for the Solidity team to implement in the near future? - Do you publish metadata of your contracts? - Do you use Sourcify? ## Ideas for "Biggest Pain Point" options - Stack-too-deep - Compiler performance (runtime of compilation) - Gas usage [with the following sub-points]: - Missing memory optimizations (waste of memory) - Redundant checks (e.g. in checked arithmetic) - Missing other optimizations (maybe with a "which" field) ## Feedback or General Change Requests Compared to 2021 Survey ## General - Which (survey) tool should we use? - Google Form - CryptPad Form - TypeForm - What's the goal in terms of audience/reach? - Senior Solidity devs (for lang design input) vs general Solidity dev audience - 2021 we had 500 responses - What's the goal of 2022? - How long should the survey be open for? - ~ one month or more? - Distribution methods: How can we reach the right target audience? - Solidity social channels - ETH Security chat - IDEs / Dev tools to integrate pop ups or headers with link to survey - Personal networks and channels - Ethereum.org - News in Ethereum - ETHGlobal newsletter (?) - ETHBerlin Matrix - Paradigm Eth devs Discord - Ethereum R&D Discord ## References - [Solidity Developer Survey 2020](https://blog.soliditylang.org/2021/01/26/solidity-developer-survey-2020-results/) - [Solidity Developer Survey 2021](https://blog.soliditylang.org/2022/02/07/solidity-developer-survey-2021-results/)
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