# Polkadot Smart Contract Developer Survey **URL:** \ **Category:** Ecosystem\ **Created:** [November 23, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-smart-contract-developer-survey/4845 "2023-11-23T09:12:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daanvdplas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/daanvdplas/32/5672_2.png) [@Daanvdplas](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Daanvdplas)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-smart-contract-developer-survey/4845/1 "2023-11-23T09:12:58Z")
Hello everyone!! I hope everyone is doing amazing. I made a survey with my team to gather information about the Smart Contract developer experience in the Polkadot Ecosystem. It would be **incredibly** appreciated if you could fill it in, it takes 2 min. We want to validate an idea we have for the Decentralization Futures program šŸš€ The survey: [Polkadot Smart Contract Developer Survey](https://blocksurvey.io/smart-contracts-in-polkadot-ecosystem-ExCSSP.FRjC9afPbWRlgfg?v=o) Many many thanks in advance and have an nice day šŸ˜‡ Daan ---
**Author:** ![hashwarlock](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/hashwarlock/32/5887_2.png) [@hashwarlock](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/hashwarlock)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-smart-contract-developer-survey/4845/2 "2023-11-23T21:51:13Z")
Will there be a follow up post.on the results of this survey? There is a lot of value in the questions asked that can help out ink!hub and protocols that deploy ink! Smart Contracts. Thank you for creating the survey. Cheers, Joshua ---
**Author:** ![sofiya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@sofiya](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/sofiya)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-smart-contract-developer-survey/4845/3 "2023-11-24T12:53:08Z")
Hi Daan, Thank you for doing this, I think this info will be valuable to many in the ecosystem, including us at ink!hub! Iā€™d be grateful if you could some insights with the community! Thanks, Sofiya ---
**Author:** ![Daanvdplas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/daanvdplas/32/5672_2.png) [@Daanvdplas](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Daanvdplas)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-smart-contract-developer-survey/4845/4 "2023-11-28T04:36:01Z")
Thank you very much! I will soon share the results šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Daanvdplas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/daanvdplas/32/5672_2.png) [@Daanvdplas](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Daanvdplas)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-smart-contract-developer-survey/4845/5 "2023-12-05T10:33:14Z")
As promised, the results of the survey with a total of 51 respondents! I have categorized the open answers to make it more visible. There are some very interesting results so have a look! **1. How long have you developed Smart Contracts?** ![Screenshot 2023-12-05 at 10.04.15](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/e/e92095f12d66d3f18429f7f385bd2536096925af.png) **2. What Smart Contract languages do you use?** ![Screenshot 2023-12-05 at 10.29.24](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/5/51a9c62e9dfc84639c5e9249b1a3124688e8c2e3.png) **3. Do you want to deploy Smart Contracts in the Polkadot ecosystem?** ![Screenshot 2023-12-05 at 10.31.05](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/a/a03462af3ed78972ef40f89f8b81c9a946c0eb3a.png) **4. What are the biggest challenges in deploying a Smart Contract in the Polkadot Ecosystem?** _The open answers are categorized with the use of chatgpt_\* | Category | Percentage | | --- | --- | | Ecosystem | 28% | | Tooling | 21% | | Complexity / Fragmentation | 13% | | Documentation | 13% | | Standards / Libraries | 11% | | ink! / Rust | 8% | | High costs (fees) | 5% | **5. How would you rate your satisfaction with the current Smart Contract deployment options within Polkadot?** Average = 5.73 ![Screenshot 2023-12-05 at 10.39.51](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/5/5c4457a8d93f4fe576334710ad4085ec2ba31784.png) **6. On the positive side, what do the current Smart Contract deployment options within Polkadot do well?** _The open answers are categorized with the use of chatgpt_\* | Category | Percentage | | --- | --- | | ink! / Substrate / Rust | 41% | | Ecosystem | 27% | | Tooling | 23% | | Documentation | 9% | **7. On the negative side, what are the current Smart Contract deployment options within Polkadot lacking?** _The open answers are categorized with the use of chatgpt_\* | Category | Percentage | | --- | --- | | Tooling + Documentation | 34% | | Ecosystem | 29% | | Standards / Libraries | 15% | | Primitives | 15% | | Developer Experience | 7% | **8. What would improve the Smart Contract developer experience in the Polkadot ecosystem?** ![Screenshot 2023-12-05 at 10.44.09](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/7/7c60d85fcbdde96e412bb2a5a823cb1a397189e4.png) **9. How important is it to be able to migrate your Smart Contract solution to its own dedicated chain (for scaling)?** Average = 5.16 ![Screenshot 2023-12-05 at 10.45.35](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/c/c841a8fe93a890796d3cf94d9bf863e2e53446ad.png) **10. Would you deploy a Smart Contract on a platform that allows deployment in the native network token (e.g. DOT/KSM)?** Average = 3.71 ![Screenshot 2023-12-05 at 10.47.53](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/e/e3507b842dd75f7ea40898b775ca1d921dad708f.png) Thanks for all the participants that have taken the time to fill in the survey! R0GUE ---
**Author:** ![Daanvdplas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/daanvdplas/32/5672_2.png) [@Daanvdplas](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Daanvdplas)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-smart-contract-developer-survey/4845/6 "2023-12-14T08:52:51Z")
The results motivated us to go through with our idea: [Pop Network](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/r0gue-reimagining-polkadot-development-with-pop-network/5119). We would really like to get feedback and hear what the Smart Contract developers in Polkadot think! Besides engaging on the above forum post, you can also drop us a line on matrix: [gor0gue:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#gor0gue:matrix.org)