Java Usage Keeps Climbing, According to New Survey
Just under half of the active developers worldwide (49%) reported that they use Java, compared with 39% who said so in Q3 2020 — an increase of 26%.
Low-Code Tools Improve Devs’ Work-Life Balance, Survey Finds
Seventy-one percent of low-code tool users said they are able to stick to a 40-hour work week, compared with 44% of devs that don’t use the tech.
More Database, Analytics Workloads Ran on Kubernetes in 2022
More than three in four participants in the new Data on Kubernetes survey now acknowledge the use of databases on Kubernetes, up from 50% in 2021.
WebAssembly Users a Mix of Backend and Full Stack Developers
WebAssembly is cultivating a diverse user-base, with backend devs using WASM for cloud native work, and full-stack devs deploying it for Web development.
Tech Job Ads Up 52% Since First Half of 2021, Says Study
Despite high-profile layoffs and hiring freezes, the demand for technologists — especially backend and data engineers — remains strong, says a DIce report.
IT Pros Trust Open Frameworks and Clouds Over Third Parties
Despite competitors’ claims, cloud service providers and open source frameworks are seen as effective for risk management, reports the Cloud Security Alliance.
Cybersecurity Apprenticeships Don’t Address Core Issues
There’s a shortage of security professionals, but recent studies show that hands-on experience is more highly valued than academic degrees in the field, and apprenticeships may not lead to cybersecurity roles.
Data Practitioners Prefer to Collaborate on GitHub
Although the collaboration tools space is getting more crowded, machine learning and data practitioners still prefer GitHub to other tools, says the latest survey by Kaggle.
Adoption and Developer Pay Do Not Align
Median salaries of developers rose across the board over the last year, driven up by inflation and economic demand. Beyond that, the Stack Overflow findings indicate that usage and learning patterns do not align neatly with actual salaries.
Remote Workers Make More Money, Cloud Salary Survey Says
Despite the hefty compensation cited in the report, the annual salary increase was only 4%, which is below the rate of inflation.
Serverless Usage Not Popular in Workplaces
Only about one in five IT professionals in a new study by DigitalOcean said they use serverless at their organization.
Cloud Native Security Hasn’t Solved Compliance Challenges
Eight-four percent of participants in a new survey by Tigera said they found it challenging to meet compliance regulations for cloud native applications.