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From: Michelle Phung <michellephung@gmail.com>
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 22:11:02 -0500
Subject: RE: User Questionnaire
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I think this is a really good idea.

Especially if it will highlight what people want/need.

I recently took a survey, and didn=E2=80=99t immediately close the =
window only because the interface was interesting/different =
<https://workshape.typeform.com/to/PrMLrh>.

And if you like it, if you want, we can make our own CouchDB 2.0 =
one=C2=A0here. <http://www.typeform.com/>
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One question I would ask is:=20
	Do you know where to go for help/ learning/ on-boarding for =
CouchDB?
AND
	Is there anything you=E2=80=99d like to see?
AND
	What do you find difficult to understand or code? (an open ended =
question for a short-could-turn-into-a-long answer)

(Sometime I meet people who don=E2=80=99t know what IRC is  :X :O =
omgomgomgwtfwtfomgHOW!!! :O)

As much as I hated it when i was younger (mostly because I didn=E2=80=99t =
use it) I am starting to see the value in documentation. I realize that =
our documentation=E2=80=A6.is maybe a bit lacking. And I am realizing =
that maybe it=E2=80=99s because our documentation seems, =
overally=E2=80=A6.**official***=E2=80=A6. and=E2=80=A6 maybe sometimes=20=

_-cryptic_%^//_. **NOT A BAD THING1** !! it=E2=80=99s just=E2=80=A6(cringi=
ng here)

A lot of what i read for tutorials/introductions into a new library/ new =
method/ new database is a real voice, because it actually helps me =
without being ostentatious/way too technical/over assuming, y=E2=80=99know=
?=20

[Props to all those people writing blog posts and documentation !! :]

I realize that that technicality and learning are the caveats and part =
of the job, but the experienced people already know how to learn, and =
and and but but but the newbies wouldn=E2=80=99t mind some more docs =
(even if they don=E2=80=99t read/admit to reading the entire thing). :) =
:D :D Can we ask how many people read the official documentations vs =
StackOverflow vs. v/blogs/tutorials? Maybe if we publish the results, =
some volunteers will take action in the response to the responses? I =
realize how optimistic I=E2=80=99m here but,=20

Someone once said we are all: "Standing on shoulders of giants"

- Michelle

:)=20
:D !!=20
hi !=20
;D
o//////


PS. I really really like the idea of a link inside Fauxton leading to =
another page that is of the Fauxton + CouchDB updates. This is an =
excellent idea, absolutely. +10000
I am going to try and add a link to Fauxton. Not sure about Futon; =
I=E2=80=99ll ask around for Futon. :)


~~~~~ =E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94 =
####################################### =E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=
=E2=80=94 ~~~~~=20

Ground Control to Major Tom.. =
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DD67kmFzSh_o>


Ground Control to Major Tom=E2=80=A6.
Ground Control to Major Tom=E2=80=A6.


Take your protein pills AND!!!!! put your helmet on.

[small and very much quieter] Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six,=20


Commencing countdown, engines onnnnn=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6...
[Five, Four, Three]


Check ignition
[Two, One]


and may God=E2=80=99s love <3 be with you,

[Blast-off]


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This is Ground Control to Major Tom   !!!!!!!! !!! !

You=E2=80=99ve really made the grade :) :D :D !!!
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear! [omg omg! camera =
flashes =3D]
Now it=E2=80=99s time to leave the capsule if you dare..

"This is Major Tom to Ground Control."
"I=E2=80=99m stepping through the door=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6."
"And I=E2=80=99m floating in a most peculiar way=E2=80=A6"
"And the stars look very different today=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=
.." =E2=80=94.=E2=80=94.=E2=80=94.--

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For here
am I floating round my tin can..:(
Far above the world=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.


Planet Earth is =
blue=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=
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=A6.. :( :( :(
And there=E2=80=99s nothing I can do=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6 =
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:D


!!!!


Though I=E2=80=99m past one hundred thousand miles=E2=80=A6

>>>   I=E2=80=99m feeling very still. <<<<

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6../ =
[up!]
Tell my wife I love her very much (she knows!) :D :D :D :D :)

Ground Control to Major Tomm,,,,
Your circuit=E2=80=99s dead, there=E2=80=99s something wrong!!!

Can you hear me, Major Tom? :?
Can you hear me, Major Tom? :!
Can you hear me, Major Tom? :!!!!!!!
Can you hear=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.

am I sitting in a tin can ????
Far-rrrrrrrr above the Mooooooon=E2=80=A6


Planet Earth is blue =E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.. :( :( :(


And there=E2=80=99s nothing I can do =E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=
=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6 :(

:(((((


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> On Jan 16, 2016, at 7:46 AM, Jan Lehnardt <jan@apache.org =
<mailto:jan@apache.org>> wrote:
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> Heyall,
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> in preparation for the 2.0 launch, it be great to know more about who =
our end users are. And to find out, I=E2=80=99m proposing we develop a =
questionnaire. We=E2=80=99ve done this once before, about six years ago, =
and *a lot* has changed since, so it=E2=80=99s a good time to do an =
update (and then maybe do this once a year or so :)
>=20
> A questionnaire can give us insight into what people think about and =
want from CouchDB outside of the daily support requests and reported =
issues. In addition, people can tell us how they use CouchDB and that =
can help the project make decisions on how to prioritise e.g. new =
features.
>=20
> I think using Google Forms/Docs for this is the easiest and I=E2=80=99d =
be happy to set this up, once we have a consensus on the content.
>=20
> The two things I think are important to prepare are:
>=20
> 1. What do we want to know?
> 2. How do we reach our users?
>=20
> ## What do we want to know
>=20
> This is mostly up to you, here are a few questions that I think might =
be useful to have answers to, I=E2=80=99m sure you can think of many =
more:
>=20
> - How have you heard of CouchDB?
> - How long have you used CouchDB? < 1 year, 1 y, 2y, 3y, 5y, >5y
> - Which version(s) of CouchDB do you use? 2.0 alpha, 1.x.x,.1.6.1, =
1.5.x=E2=80=A61.0.1?
> - Are you using any other software that replicates? If yes, which =
one(s)? PouchDB, Couchbase, Couchbase Mobile [iOS, Android], BigCouch, =
PHP Replicator, Cloudant etc.?
>=20
> - Are you using CouchDB for professional or private projects?
> - If you can share, what are some of the more impressive metrics of =
your projects, in terms of:
>  - amount of data stored
>  - number of documents
>  - number of databases
>  - requests / s
>  - number of CouchDB servers
>  - growth
>  - stability
>  - developer happiness
>  - ops happiness
>  - impact
>  - =E2=80=A6
> - If you are using CouchDB professionally, are you interested in being =
contacted about professional services? [email]
>=20
> - What do you like most about CouchDB?
> - What do you like least about CouchDB?
> - What feature would you like to see added to CouchDB?
> - What feature could you live without?
> - What could be improved about the CouchDB documentation?
>=20
> - If you are on 1.x, are you:
>  - interested in the cluster-feature of 2.0?
>  - interested in the Mango Query Language of 2.0?
>  - not at all interested in 2.0?
>  - =E2=80=A6
>=20
> - =E2=80=A6 and many many more (but not too many ;)
>=20
>=20
> ## How do we reach our users
>=20
> This is just a list that came to mind, I=E2=80=99m sure there is more =
we can do.
>=20
> - Weekly News / blog
> - Apache mailing lists
> - Social Media
> - IRC
> - Press? (maybe database weekly?)
> - Cross-Promotion with family-projects like PouchDB
> - Can IBM help?
> - Futon/Fauxton
>  - This is something I=E2=80=99d like to have seen for the longest =
time: a page in Futon/Fauxton that connects back to the project (that =
people can opt out of, if they want), but that allows us to post rare =
project news like new versions available, this questionnaire ^^, =
security advisories, etc. Since we are planning a 1.7 release, maybe we =
can add something to Futon there and into Fauxton for the 2.x builds =
(which would also help with getting feedback from the alpha/beta testers =
there). This should be too hard, we just need to agree on how we do it =
:)
>=20
>=20
> * * *
>=20
> I can=E2=80=99t wait to get your input on this!
>=20
> Best
> Jan
> --=20
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