Looking for draft feedback: Typed Python Survey 2025

An important issue came up on that thread about last year’s survey, which I don’t see addressed here, namely that it’s unclear whether this survey is aimed at people who like static typing, people who use static typing, or just Python users in general.

If it is a goal of the survey to gauge interest in and appreciation of static typing overall (and not just relative interest in different tools, etc.) , I think that framing it as a “typed Python survey” will create a self-selection bias, as many people who aren’t interested in typing will ignore it. I’m not sure what the solution to that is, since just saying “Python survey” may be too vague. Perhaps some title or tagline that conveys neutrality towards typing would work (e.g., “Share your opinion on static typing” or “Do you like/dislike static typing”).

Relatedly, this comment from @bwoodsend last year seems unaddressed:

The survey includes a question for “why do you not use static typing”, but doesn’t include one for “why do you use static typing”. Such a question could have an answer choice like “to comply with requirements of my employer or projects to which I contribute”, which could capture the people who use static typing but don’t like it.

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