Stefan Kiryazov wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am doing a research about motivation in software development, the
> most efficient practices to motivate software engineers, their
> popularity, etc.
....

I don't qualify as a software professional now, but I did work in the
computer industry for 32 years.

In my experience, software professionals are people, each with their own
motivations. Assuming everyone has the same motivations is a basic
leadership error.

That said, by definition professionals are, to some extent, in it for
the money. If they were not, they would be amateurs as I am now. How
that is balanced against interesting work, physical working conditions,
status, etc. varies.

Patricia