z/OS Application Developers Trivia

Broadcom has released some highlights from its recently conducted survey of z/OS application developers. Conducted by Forrester Consulting in June 2024, the survey “gives an unfiltered voice to enterprise developers of z/OS-based applications across organizations, geographies, and generations.”

Of the 838 respondents, the majority have between 6-25 years of mainframe experience, work in companies that range from 2,000 to 50,000+ employees, and are situated around the world:

• 38% from Latin and North America
• 31% from Europe, Middle East, and Africa
• 31% from Asia Pacific

So what do z/OS application developers have to say about their jobs? Take our quiz, then head on over to Broadcom to read their insights on survey findings.

1. Which company size (number of employees) was most common to respondents?

 5,000–19,999

 20,000–29,000

 30,000–39,000

 40,000–49,999

2. What percentage of mainframe developers say their company views the mainframe as strategically important?

 67%

 75%

 88%

 93%

3. What percentage of developers say they are very likely to recommend their career to others?

 55%

 78%

 86%

 98%

4. What percentage of mainframe developers say they are satisfied with their career?

 67%

 82%

 93%

 100%

5. Which of the following ranked among the top four career positives?

 High-performance platform

 Professional opportunities

 Job stability

 All of the above

6. What percentage of developers say their teams are highly productive?

 45%

 59%

 79%

 89%

7. What percentage of their time do developers say they spend on coding?

 10%

 16%

 30%

 45%

8. It takes half of respondents how long to understand where to make changes to code?

 Three+ days

 Two days

 One day

 Half a day

9. Which of these was the top-listed barrier to productivity?

 Interruptions/Context Switching

 Lack of Autonomy

 Outdated tools and frameworks

 Lack of Agile/DevOps practices

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