Developers were asked what programming skills they planned to learn in 2009:

• A new language
• A new framework or library for a language you already know
• A new technique or platform for languages that you already know (like multithreading, mobile development, etc.)
• More than one of the above
• Other (please specify in the discussion)

As of 1/6/2009, 1:15 PM, here are the results:

• More than one of the above (48%)
• A new language (21%)
• A new framework or library for a language you already know (16%)
• A new technique or platform for languages that you already know (like multithreading, mobile development, etc.) (13%)
• Other (please specify in the discussion) (3%)

Total Votes: 712

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There are plenty of similar functional surveys out there; consider finding these and using the data to customize your recruiting efforts rather than tossing out the same tired drivel that make potential employees sick to their stomachs.