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How long have you been building on the AT Protocol?

159 responses

  1. Less than six months21.4%, 34 people
  2. Six months to a year24.5%, 39 people
  3. One to two years33.3%, 53 people
  4. Two to three years13.8%, 22 people
  5. More than three years6.9%, 11 people
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How much programming experience do you have?

174 responses

  1. None2.3%, 4 people
  2. A little, I can read and tweak code7.5%, 13 people
  3. Some, I build small projects19%, 33 people
  4. A lot, I build larger systems11.5%, 20 people
  5. Professional, it's my job59.8%, 104 people
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How much of your code do you write with LLMs?

169 responses

  1. None, I don't use them12.4%, 21 people
  2. A little, for lookups and snippets23.7%, 40 people
  3. About half17.2%, 29 people
  4. Most of it26%, 44 people
  5. All of it, I direct and review20.7%, 35 people
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Which of these describe what you do on ATproto?

168 responses

  1. Tinker for fun81%, 136 people
  2. Build apps or clients70.2%, 118 people
  3. Design lexicons47%, 79 people
  4. Researcher36.3%, 61 people
  5. Run infrastructure32.1%, 54 people
  6. Organize the community25.6%, 43 people
  7. Design20.2%, 34 people
  8. Maintain an SDK or library15.5%, 26 people
  9. Work on moderation or labeling11.3%, 19 people
  10. Contribute to the protocol itself10.1%, 17 people
  11. Freelance or contract on ATproto work8.9%, 15 people
  12. Bug reporter1.2%, 2 people
  13. Translator or localizer0.6%, 1 person
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In a typical month, how much do you make from ATproto work?

24 responses

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  1. Under $10037.5%, 9 people
  2. $100 to $1,00016.7%, 4 people
  3. $1,000 to $5,00025%, 6 people
  4. $5,000 to $20,00020.8%, 5 people
  5. More than $20,0000%, 0 people
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Has your ATproto work been funded by a grant?

160 responses

Yes: 8.8%No: 91.3%
  • Yes8.8%14 people
  • No91.3%146 people
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Who funded it?

14 responses

Asked only of people whose work was funded by a grant

  1. Bluesky PBC64.3%, 9 people
  2. The ATProto Community Fund21.4%, 3 people
  3. Skyseed14.3%, 2 people
  4. Free Our Feeds7.1%, 1 person
  5. graze.social7.1%, 1 person
  6. Modal Foundation7.1%, 1 person
  7. A private funder7.1%, 1 person
  8. Someone else7.1%, 1 person
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Do you make money freelancing on ATproto work?

14 responses

Asked only of people who freelance on ATproto work

Yes, regularly: 28.6%Yes, now and then: 14.3%Not yet, but I am looking: 42.9%No, I do this work unpaid: 14.3%
  • Yes, regularly28.6%4 people
  • Yes, now and then14.3%2 people
  • Not yet, but I am looking42.9%6 people
  • No, I do this work unpaid14.3%2 people
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How is ATproto freelance work flowing right now?

13 responses

Asked only of people who freelance on ATproto work

  1. More than I can take on7.7%, 1 person
  2. Steady enough to plan around7.7%, 1 person
  3. Patchy, one job at a time30.8%, 4 people
  4. It has dried up23.1%, 3 people
  5. Still looking for my first job30.8%, 4 people
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How many people work where you work?

148 responses

  1. Just me49.3%, 73 people
  2. 2 to 512.8%, 19 people
  3. 6 to 206.1%, 9 people
  4. 21 to 10012.2%, 18 people
  5. 101 to 1,0007.4%, 11 people
  6. More than 1,00012.2%, 18 people
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Where are you based?

137 responses

  1. United States41.6%, 57 people
  2. Germany10.9%, 15 people
  3. Canada10.2%, 14 people
  4. United Kingdom6.6%, 9 people
  5. France5.1%, 7 people
  6. Belgium2.9%, 4 people
  7. Austria2.2%, 3 people
  8. Philippines2.2%, 3 people
  9. Poland2.2%, 3 people
  10. Australia1.5%, 2 people
  11. Brazil1.5%, 2 people
  12. Czechia1.5%, 2 people
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  1. Denmark1.5%, 2 people
  2. Italy1.5%, 2 people
  3. Japan1.5%, 2 people
  4. Netherlands1.5%, 2 people
  5. Argentina0.7%, 1 person
  6. Dominican Republic0.7%, 1 person
  7. Finland0.7%, 1 person
  8. Indonesia0.7%, 1 person
  9. Latvia0.7%, 1 person
  10. Madagascar0.7%, 1 person
  11. Singapore0.7%, 1 person
  12. Slovakia0.7%, 1 person
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