Although Spring Boot remains the most used Java framework (14.7% of developers per Stack Overflow) its mindshare dropped from 40.3% to 29.2%, prompting a shift from learning how to write code to learning how to review AI‑generated Spring Boot projects.
The 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey of over 90,000 respondents shows JavaScript still leads as the most popular language, PostgreSQL overtakes MySQL as the top database, Zig tops the high‑salary list, while ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot dominate AI tool usage, and developers anticipate workflow changes within a year.
A recent Stack Overflow survey shows Zig developers earning the highest average salary of $103,000 in 2024, driven by its low‑level performance, scarcity, and growing demand for high‑performance system programming despite its modest community size.
According to the 2023 Stack Overflow Developer Survey of over 90,000 respondents, JavaScript remains the top language, Python overtakes SQL, PostgreSQL surpasses MySQL as the leading database, Node.js and React dominate web technologies, and AI tools like ChatGPT are widely adopted, with insights on salaries and usage trends.
According to the 2023 Stack Overflow Developer Survey of over 90,000 respondents, JavaScript remains the most popular language, PostgreSQL tops databases, Node.js and React dominate web technologies, Zig tops highest‑earning languages, and AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot see widespread adoption, reshaping development workflows.
The 2023 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, with over 90,000 respondents, reveals the most popular programming languages, highest‑earning languages, leading databases, preferred web frameworks, and the most trusted AI tools, highlighting how developers worldwide are adopting new technologies and AI assistance.
According to Stack Overflow’s 2023 Developer Survey of over 90,000 respondents, JavaScript remains the top language, PostgreSQL leads databases, while AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot see widespread adoption, with developers increasingly trusting and relying on AI for coding tasks.
The 2023 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, with over 90,000 respondents, reveals JavaScript as the top programming language, PostgreSQL overtaking MySQL as the most popular database, Zig as the highest‑earning language, Node.js and React leading web frameworks, VS Code as the preferred IDE, and ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot dominating AI tool usage, while also highlighting developers' trust levels and future expectations for AI in software development.
The 2022 Stack Overflow Developer Survey reveals Linux surpassed macOS as the most used desktop operating system, with 40.23% of respondents favoring Linux for personal use and 39.89% for work, highlighting a significant shift driven by open‑source growth, cloud adoption, and improved hardware compatibility.
According to Stack Overflow’s 2022 developer survey, niche languages such as Clojure, Erlang, F#, Ruby, Elixir, Scala and Perl command the highest average salaries—often exceeding $100,000—while mainstream languages like JavaScript and HTML/CSS rank lower, reflecting market scarcity and demand for specialized skills.
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.
Based on Stack Overflow’s 2021 Developer Survey, React now leads front‑end frameworks, JavaScript remains the most used language, Svelte and ASP.NET Core rank high in both popularity and salary, MySQL tops databases, AWS dominates cloud platforms, and VS Code is the most adopted IDE.
The 2020 Stack Overflow developer survey of nearly 65,000 participants uncovers global trends in salaries, preferred roles, programming languages, education, gender balance, and technology adoption, offering valuable benchmarks for developers and employers alike.
Analyzing recent Stack Overflow surveys and GitHub trends, this article explains why Go's efficiency, simplicity, and rising popularity make it a strong contender for the best backend programming language in 2021, even as JavaScript and Python dominate the market.
The 2020 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, involving nearly 65,000 developers, reveals MySQL as the most popular database, highlights Redis, PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch as the most loved, lists DB2 and Oracle as the most feared, and presents salary and career trends for database‑related roles worldwide.
The 2023 Stack Overflow Developer Survey reveals global trends in programming language popularity, developer roles, experience levels, education, gender diversity, salary distribution, employment status, and work habits, highlighting the impact of the pandemic and the growing importance of DevOps and AI-related technologies.
The 2020 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, with nearly 65,000 respondents, reveals trends in developer occupations, experience, education, most used programming languages, web frameworks, databases, platforms, favorite versus dreaded technologies, and salary insights across roles and regions.
Based on responses from nearly 65,000 developers worldwide, the 2020 Stack Overflow Developer Survey highlights shifting popularity of languages like Rust and TypeScript, rising DevOps salaries, preferred frameworks, database choices, work habits, and demographic insights, offering a comprehensive snapshot of the current software development landscape.
