JDBC Survey Results

JDBC Driver for SQL Server - Pulse Survey

Results from the survey published on Feb 23, 2017 and closed on March 14, 2017.

Number of Respondents: 45

All questions below allowed multiple answers. As a result, %s in results below do not always total 100%.

What is your build system of choice?

Answer Choice	Results
Maven	73.33%
Gradle	28.89%
Ant	6.67%

How do you obtain the JDBC driver?

Answer Choice	Results
Download jar or add as dependency from Maven Central	86.67%
Download jar from Microsoft Download Center	13.33%
Download jar from GitHub	13.33%

What version(s) of Java do your applications use?

Answer Choice	Results
Java 8	95.56%
Java 7	28.89%
Java 9	6.67%
Java 6	4.44%

What type of JVM do you use?

Answer Choice	Results
Oracle JVM	88.89%
OpenJDK	37.78%
IBM JVM	4.44%
IcedTeam	2.22%
Azul	2.22%

What operating system do you use with Java?

Answer Choice	Results
Windows 10	54.55%
Ubuntu 16.04	45.45%
Windows 7	29.55%
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7/CentOS 7	28.89%
macOS Sierra	22.73%
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/CentOS 6	20.45%
Ubuntu 16.10 (Preview)	13.64%
Windows Server 2012	8.89%
Ubuntu 15.10	4.55%
SUSE Enterprise Linux 12	4.55%
OS X El Capitan	4.55%
Ubuntu 14.04	2.22%
Windows Server 2016	2.22%
Windows Server 2008R2	2.22%
Azure App Server (Windows)	2.22%
Arch Linux	2.22%
OpenSolaris 11	2.22%
openSUSE Leap/Tumbleweed	2.22%

What version of SQL Server does your Java application connect to?

Answer Choice	Results
SQL Server 2016	62.22%
SQL Server 2012	44.44%
SQL Server 2014	44.44%
SQL Server 2008R2	37.78%
SQL Server 2008	17.78%
Azure SQL Database	17.78%
SQL Server 2005	11.11%
SQL Server vNext (2017)	6.67%
Azure SQL Data Warehouse	4.44%

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JDBC Driver for SQL Server - Developer Survey

Results from the survey published on March 13, 2017 and closed on April 7, 2017.

Number of Respondents: 21

All questions below allowed multiple answers. As a result, %s in results below do not always total 100%.

What types of getting started resources do you find most helpful?

Answer Choice	Results
Code-level examples and walk-throughs	90.48%
Official documentation	57.14%
JavaDocs	19.05%
Short animations demonstrating product features	9.52%
Video demonstrations	9.52%
Tutorial within the tool/IDE you currently use	9.52%
I don't need any help	4.75%

What editors and/or IDEs have you used as your primary editor in the last 3 months to create new Java applications?

Answer Choice	Results
Eclipse	66.67%
IntelliJ IDEA	42.86%
Netbeans	23.81%
Notepad++	14.29%
Visual Studio	9.52%
Android Studio	4.76%
Sublime Text	4.76%
Visual Studio Code	4.76%
Atom	4.76%

What tools do you use for continuous deployment and DevOps?

Answer Choice	Results
Jenkins	88.24%
Docker	52.94%
Travis CI	17.65%
Flyaway	17.65%
Chef	11.76%
Amsible	5.88%
Team City	5.88%
Liquibase	5.88%

What frameworks have you used?

Answer Choice	Results
Spring Boot	50.00%
Spring MVC	44.44%
GWT	22.22%
JSF	22.22%
Struts 2	11.11%
Wicket	11.11%
Play 1	5.56%
Dropwizard	5.56%
Apache Kafka	5.56%
Stripes	5.56%
RESTX	5.56%

What major features do you use in the JDBC driver?

Answer Choice	Results
Bulk Copy	54.55%
Always Encrypted	36.36% (Additional comment: "We could not use Always Encrypted as it is not supported by ORMs")
Table-Valued Parameters	27.27%
Azure Active Directory Authentication	0.00%
Internationalized Domain Names	0.00%

On a scale of 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 10 (extremely satisfied), how would you rate the JDBC Driver for SQL Server?

Average number: 7

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JDBC Driver for SQL Server - Prioritization Survey

Results from the survey published on April 7, 2017 and closed on May 2, 2017.

Number of Respondents: 43

All questions below allowed multiple answers. As a result, %s in results below do not always total 100%.

What features/improvements would you like to see in the JDBC Driver for SQL Server? Please rank the options below.

Feature	1	2	3	4	5	Score
Multiple Active Result Sets	0	28.13%	21.88%	21.88%	28.13%	2.50
SQL Variant Data Type Support	6.25%	18.75%	12.50%	28.13%	34.38%	2.34
Idle Connection Resiliency	3.13%	31.25 %	43.75%	15.63%	6.25%	3.09
Bug fixes for issues reported	42.86%	25.71%	14.29%	11.43%	5.71%	3.89
Other	64.71%	5.88%	0.00%	14.71%	14.71%	3.91

If you answered, "Other" to the question above (Q1), what would you like us to prioritize?

Answer	Responses
Fix issue #244	25
Performance - cache prepared statements	2
Kerberos support	1
SocketTimeOut / Query Timeout	1

On a scale of 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 10 (extremely satisfied), how would you rate the JDBC Driver for SQL Server?

Average number: 7