How is the professional profile of the developers of free software – universia Argentina

programmers dreams people vary: some people would like to work for large proprietary software companies like Microsoft, Oracle or IBM, other companies seeking to enter free software, and there are those who do not care where do the work while you enjoy, will be fine. We know the words to action is a long way, and not always what we want will comply. But what is certain is this profile developers of free software. Get to know them!

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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and Open of Catalonia , conducted a studio thoroughly in order to find the outline of a free software developer for example, in terms of age, geographic origin, educational level, motivations. The report came off that only 2% of developers are women, while men make up 98% of the rest.

In terms of age, is a average 34 years they are young, with hard work and achievements ahead. Similarly, there are developers who are between 14 and 77, being at age 21 when they made their first contribution on average. 81% of free software developers have a university education, both undergraduate, master or doctorate (8%). Also, the 19% has only secondary studies.

Only 2% of developers are women, have an average of 34 years and 81% of them have studies university.

38% of them reside in countries like the United States characterized as having internet in your veins. Of technology professionals engaged in gainful development of free software, only the 25% of them are engaged full-time , 50% will spend less than five hours per week. In turn, 84% work in companies, universities 8% and 8% are still studying.

78.9% of programmers began to develop free software did for learn and develop new skills 49.8% to sharing knowledge and skills , 34.5% to be part of a new way to cooperate and confessed only 4.4% it was to make money.

Currently, 70.5% confirmed that the first ground is what drives him to continue developing free software, 67.2% choose the second and 39.8% say that improving existing products in this technology and once again 12.3% said they continued to do so to make money.