Web Development Survey Reveals Four Types of Web Developers

WebKnowHow
Thursday, October 12, 2006; 07:21 AM

Software developer Ektron, Inc. and SitePoint, a provider of practical content and resources for web professionals, announced that the results of their survey of web professionals – one of the largest ever conducted – revealed that there are four distinct types of web developers.

The survey consisted of 15 questions that covered topics such as the roles web developers play in the industry and how they rank the most important issues of the moment. The analysis showed that the technologies and practices people use tend to form natural clusters, and four clear personalities emerged:

• The "Guru" is strongly motivated toward technical excellence, actively tracks new technological trends and is interested in learning how to use them to improve the quality and functionality of web sites
• The "Entrepreneur" is strongly motivated toward building and retaining an audience and is less interested in using technologies just because they’re new
• The "Designer" is strongly motivated toward the timely delivery of visually appealing websites that meet the business requirements of clients
• The "Corporate" is strongly motivated toward reliable, stable performance; the Corporate works in a larger organization and faces the unique mixture of constraints and opportunities that the corporate environment offers