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+title: Global Developer Survey Reveals Need for More Collaborative Workflows
+author: Erica Lindberg
+author_twitter: EricaLindberg_
+categories: press
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+description: "New survey examines how modern developers prefer to work." 
+twitter_image: '/images/tweets/enterprise-survey-2016.png'
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+<i class="fa fa-gitlab" style="color:rgb(107,79,187); font-size:.85em" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+**TL;DR:** New survey shows 98% of developers use open source tools at work; 92% prefer Git. [Get the full report][report-lp].
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+Technology trends move fast. In the time it takes to build a new program or 
+feature, the very problem you're trying to solve can become obsolete. It's not 
+just competitors you're worried about but the rapid pace of advancement in 
+technology that can pit products within a single company against each other. 
+Keep your head down too long on one project, and the rest of the development 
+world has not only moved onto something new, they're using a brand new 
+set of tools you've never heard of to build it. Meanwhile, you're 
+still coding in C++. 
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+Rapid acceleration in the technology 
+industry is nothing new. Moore's law predicted this phenomenon as early as 1965 
+and over the last 35 years, we've all experienced the overwhelming takeover of
+technology, software, and digital devices. What's surprising is there are massive development teams attempting to do revolutionary work at a 
+revolutionary pace, while still using outdated systems and methods of software development. 
+
+In an era where speed and time to market matter most, these technology companies 
+are sabotaging their bottom line. In fact, a business analyst at Forrester 
+went so far as to say "['Evolve or Crumble' is one of the most important things 
+you will read this year.][forrester-blog-odonnell]"
+
+While businesses struggle to keep up with cutting edge systems, processes, and 
+technologies, developers are demanding the latest development tools and 
+more collaborative ways of working in order to ship code faster. Managers take note:
+
+![infographic](/images/blogimages/enterprise-survey-2016-infographic.png){: .shadow}
+
+Our survey reveals that the vast majority of developers work with open source tools. A distributed version control system, and more specifically, Git, is the
+most important tool used in everyday work. Developers have a strong desire to work
+with the latest tools and methods, yet nearly half say their team doesn't have
+a good handle on the latest dev best practices. 
+
+## Give Developers What They Want 
+
+Developers are feeling the pressure to move faster from idea to production. 
+Unfortunately, unclear direction and outdated tools and techniques are slowing 
+down the process. Luckily for DevOps and IT managers, there is a strong correlation 
+between what devs want and what businesses need, but leadership must be willing to 
+embrace the changes required to get there. 
+
+At the core of what devs want and what businesses need is a more iterative and 
+collaborative process for software development. Eighty-one percent of developers say that 
+chat and collaboration tools (such as Slack, HipChat, etc.) are very or extremely 
+important to their everyday work. In the brave new world of software development,
+rigid processes are replaced with more natural ways of communicating, which in turn
+improve the efficiency and speed of a team. 
+
+### Conversational Development is the new Agile.
+
+Software development methodologies have come a long way over the last few decades: 
+Scrum replaced the inflexible Waterfall Method, and Agile improved the time-consuming
+method of Scrum. Now, as more development teams are distributed globally and the market 
+demands speed and innovation, a more flexible process is needed.
+
+In our more networked society, communication is instanenous and constant. With more 
+conversations happening in multiple places during the software development lifecycle,
+a process that puts conversation at the center is needed. 
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+<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Agile development should be conversational development <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RubyConfPT?src=hash">#RubyConfPT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/martinfowler?src=hash">#martinfowler</a> <a href="https://t.co/z7hrommlUA">pic.twitter.com/z7hrommlUA</a></p>&mdash; Luísa Lima (@__luisalima__) <a href="https://twitter.com/__luisalima__/status/791574169876045825">October 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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+Conversational Development (ConvDev) is a natural process of accelerating the
+development lifecycle that threads a conversation through every step of the 
+development process. With ConvDev, gatekeepers become a part of the conversation
+and can monitor the entire process - starting with an idea all the way to production. Cycle time
+is reduced by threading all conversations through every stage of the development lifecycle. 
+
+As developers continue to gain control over the tools they use at work, there will be an 
+even greater push to choose open source and Git, and to adopt workflows that are 
+naturally collaborative. Teams that can ship quicker, smaller changes are poised
+to dominate the market. 
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+[forrester-blog-odonnell]: http://blogs.forrester.com/glenn_odonnell/16-09-13-tech_vendors_must_evolve_or_crumble_the_report_you_must_read
+[report-lp]: https://page.gitlab.com/2016-Developer-Survey_2016-Developer-Survey.html
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