Thanks for putting this together, Briana! I left a few comments on the doc :)
Cheers, Niko On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM Michael Mabin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Briana, > > Thanks for putting this together. A few answer-choice suggestions: > > - Add “About the same” to the question about expected use in external or > revenue-generating solutions. > - Make numeric ranges non-overlapping: production instances > (“11–20”/“20+”), maximum DAG tasks (“1,001–2,500”/“2,500+”), and people > working with data or Airflow (“101–500”/“500+”). > - Add “Multi-cloud/hybrid” and “Not applicable” to the primary > cloud-provider choices. > - Add Go and Java to the non-Python language choices, and correct > “C+/C++” to “C/C++.” > - Consider neutral/uncertain choices for the career-impact question; the > current answers require a strongly positive or negative position. > > I’m also supportive of Astronomer sponsoring the survey and certifications, > provided the survey remains vendor-neutral and the raw results are > published as proposed. > > Best, > Michael > > On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:52:30 -0700, Briana Steel via dev > [email protected] wrote: > > Hey All, > > It’s that time of year again! The draft of the 2026 Airflow Survey is ready > for review. > > Here is the draft: > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHn-tLoPYSPkPkNHAD1Bixjgvre6zUHBRAEZoaBEBg0/edit?usp=sharing > > Before leaving feedback, please note: > > - > > Please only leave comments. Do not resolve comments or make changes > directly to the draft. > - > > The most valuable feedback is on the answers, not the questions. Our > goal > is to keep answers aligned with the current state of the project. > - > > This survey is quite long and we are asking many community members to > complete it. If we add a question, we must remove another, so please > consider this before suggesting changes. > - > > Changing or removing questions makes it harder to compare data year over > year which can affect the overall analysis. > - > > Please get your comments in by Friday, August 21st, so we can launch the > survey by September 28th in time for Airflow Summit. > > Here are last year’s results for reference: > https://airflow.apache.org/blog/airflow-survey-2025/ > > Astronomer is offering to sponsor this year’s survey, which includes > building the infographic and providing 2 free certification courses as an > incentive for community members to complete it. All raw results will be > posted as well. If folks agree, please let us know here. Or if that > requires further discussion, I can open up another thread. > > Best, > Briana Steel >
