# Ruby on Rails Company Survey **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 3, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-company-survey/103281 "2007-05-03T19:16:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-company-survey/103281/1 "2007-05-03T19:16:12Z")
Dear Railers, for my bachelor’s thesis I would like to research adoption factors regarding the use of Ruby On Rails. To do this, I need to have responses from at least 100 RoR companies and I’m wondering if you could pinpoint me in the right direction to set this up. In the coming weeks I will have to develop a website where companies/programmers can fill in the survey, so I can analyze the results later on. I would like to have as many responses as possible and therefore my question to you is, are you willing to participate in such a survey? The purpose of my study is to find out what technical and non- technical motivations are present among companies to use RoR. Since there is no (recent) publication on this topic, I’m really really hoping a lot of you are willing to help me out. Please reply with your thoughts on this research. Kind regards, Michel B ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-company-survey/103281/2 "2007-05-03T19:18:13Z")
I’ve only just started to push RoR commerically, but I’d be happy to participate if my input is useful 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-company-survey/103281/3 "2007-05-03T19:29:14Z")
I believe all of your input is useful 🙂 I need as much feedback as possible to make the results more valid. I’m not quite sure how to promote this survey. Should I set up a website where people can fill in the survey and be listed on the site as a direct reward? Should I contact RoR blogs/sites in order to promote the survey? Which sites should I consider? I’m also eager to know what are the barriers or hesitations from people that don’t want to participate. If you want to participate, please send an email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid and state your contact information (company name, email address and perhaps other useful contact information). Please reply to this topic if you have any feedback whatsoever. Thanks a lot guys 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-company-survey/103281/4 "2007-05-03T19:30:14Z")
That is m DOT barbosa AT cicaboo DOT com ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-company-survey/103281/5 "2007-05-03T19:49:50Z")
I think what would maybe be useful and give more back to the RoR community, is to do as you say and set up a survey website, but also allow the inclusion of case studies. That way companies get listed, and visitors learn about RoR in action. Seems like you could kill a few birds with one stone 🙂