What Developers Loved, Hated, and Wanted to Learn in 2022: Survey Insights
The 2022 Stack Overflow Developer Survey reveals global trends, highlighting the most popular languages, frameworks, databases, cloud platforms, tools, and high‑salary technologies, while also showing developers’ preferences, fears, and aspirations across experience levels.
Most Popular Technologies
Programming, scripting and markup languages
Professional developers' top five languages remain unchanged; JavaScript continues its ten‑year reign as the most popular language. For learners, HTML/CSS, JavaScript and Python are almost tied as the most used languages. Learners are more likely to use Python (58% vs 44%), C++ (35% vs 20%) and C (32% vs 17%), but less likely to use SQL (38% vs 53%), TypeScript (15% vs 40%) and Bash/Shell (19% vs 29%) compared with professionals.
Databases
Overall, MySQL remains the most popular database, but among professional developers PostgreSQL (46.48%) has overtaken MySQL (45.68%).
Professionals are more likely to use Redis, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server and Elasticsearch. MongoDB usage is similar across groups and is the second most popular database among beginners after MySQL.
Cloud Platforms
AWS remains the most used cloud platform, while Microsoft Azure has surpassed Google Cloud to take the second spot.
Web Frameworks and Technologies
Node.js and React.js are the two most used web technologies. Professionals use Angular more than beginners (23% vs 10%); ASP.NET (16% vs 10%) and ASP.NET Core (21% vs 10%) are also more common among professionals.
Other Frameworks and Libraries
In machine learning, TensorFlow remains more popular than PyTorch, with Scikit‑learn following TensorFlow. Flutter and React Native are the two most popular cross‑platform tools. Beginners are more likely to use NumPy (43% vs 24%), Pandas (35% vs 22%), TensorFlow (18% vs 11%) and Scikit‑learn (17% vs 11%).
Other Tools
Docker has become a core tool for professional developers, rising from 55% to 69% usage.
Integrated Development Environments
Visual Studio Code remains the top IDE for all developers. PyCharm is used more by beginners (26% vs 16%), while Vim is favored by professionals (24% vs 16%).
Asynchronous Tools
Operating Systems
Windows is the most popular operating system for both personal and professional use. Linux‑based systems are more popular than macOS, underscoring the appeal of open‑source software.
Most Loved, Most Feared, Most Wanted Technologies
Programming, scripting and markup languages
Rust has been the most loved programming language for seven consecutive years, with 87% of developers expressing a desire to continue using it.
Databases
After five years of Redis dominance, PostgreSQL has become the most loved and most wanted database, while IBM DB2 remains the most feared.
Cloud Platforms
AWS is not only the most used cloud platform but also the most loved and most wanted.
Web Frameworks and Technologies
Phoenix has replaced Svelte as the most loved web framework. Angular.js remains the least loved for three years, while React.js continues as the most wanted framework.
Other Frameworks and Libraries
Hugging Face Transformers is the most loved library, and TensorFlow is the most wanted to learn.
Other Tools
Docker and Kubernetes rank first and second respectively in both most loved and most wanted tools; 77% of users like Docker, 75% like Kubernetes, while 37% want to use Docker and 24% want Kubernetes.
Integrated Development Environments
Neovim has been the most loved editor for the second consecutive year; Visual Studio Code follows and is the most wanted tool, with Android Studio second.
Technologies Used and Desired
Programming, scripting and markup languages
More than 10,000 JavaScript developers indicate they want to start or continue using Go or Rust.
Databases
11,185 MySQL developers want to work with PostgreSQL, and 9,520 MySQL developers want to work with MongoDB.
Cloud Platforms
Similar to 2021, many AWS developers wish to develop on Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure.
Web Frameworks and Technologies
12,954 Node.js developers want to use React.js.
High‑Salary Technologies
Programming, scripting and markup languages
Databases
Web Frameworks
Overall, median salaries grew about 23% from 2021 to 2022, with Flow, COBOL, Couchbase and IBM Cloud/Watson seeing the largest increases. PHP developers still earn relatively low salaries compared with peers.
Full report: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022/
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