Most Commonly Used Skill among Developers is JavaScript

Most Commonly Used Skill among Developers is JavaScriptMost Commonly Used Skill among Developers is JavaScriptMost Commonly Used Skill among Developers is JavaScriptIn March 2017, Stack Overflow, a community of 5.0 million programmers helping each other, released the results of their 2017 survey of more than 64,000 developers.The demand for software developers continues to explode as consumers demand more programs and applications. Synonymous to programmers, engineers, coders, architects, and consultants, software developers are employed by nearly every major company. To give you some insight into what developers are up to our Intelligenceteam dug into Stack Overflows 2017 study to bring you the fruchtwein relevant insight.Key Insights about DevelopersLike last year, most developers surveyed consider themselves web developers (72.6%), although many also said they are working to build desktop apps (28.9%) and mobile apps (23.0%)While only 13.1% of developers are actively looking for a job, 75.2% of developers are interested in hearing about new job opportunities53.3% of respondents said remote options were a top priority when considering a new jobA majority of developers, 63.9%, reported working remotely at least one day a month, and 11.1% say theyre full-time remote or almost all the timeThe highest job satisfaction ratings came from developers who work remotely full-time56.5% of respondents said they were underpaid with those in government and non-profits feeling the most underpaid, while those who work in finance feel the most overpaidJavaScript is still the most popular programming language according to 62.5% of respondents, with SQL (51.2%) and Java (39.7%) coming in second and third, exactly the same as last yearSince Stack Overflow started conducting the developer survey, Python and Node.js have grown in popularity, while the usage of C and C have declined24.2% of developers want complete silence when codingIn a hiring landscape where developers are in co nstant demand, understanding the talent you want to hire is the single most important thing you can do to attract and retain the right developers, said Stack Overflow VP Jay Hanlon. Thanks to the generosity of the largest community of developers in the world, the developer survey is an invaluable tool for any employer who wants insights into what actually drives and motivates developers throughout their careers.Education among DevelopersThe most popular way to learn programming is Self-TaughtNine out of ten respondents overall consider themselves at least somewhat self-taughtAmong professional developers, 55.9% have taken an online course and 53.4% have received on-the-job training11.3% of professional developers got their first coding job within a year of learning how to programAmong professional developers, 36.9% learned to program between one and four years before beginning their careers as developersOne-eighth (12.5%) of professional developers learned to code less than four y ears ago, and an additional one-eighth (13.3%) learned to code between four and six years agoMore than two-thirds (67.6%) of respondents have at least a bachelors degreeThe most common undergraduate major is computer science or software engineering (50.0%)32% of those surveyed said their formal education was not very important (20.5%) or not important at all (11.5%) to their career successAmong computer science and computer engineering majors, many (49.4%) said their formal education was important or very importantCoding bootcamps are rising in popularity among both developers (45.8%) and non-developers looking to transition into a new career (54.2%)Programming LanguagesMost common used programming languages were JavaScript (62.5%), SQL (51.2%) and Java (39.7%)The growth of Python is notable, overtaking PHP for the first time in five years and ranking as the most wanted language this year, after ranking fourth in 2016For the second year in a row, Rust was the most loved programming language (73.1%) and more developers want to continue working with it than any other languageSwift, last years second most popular language, ranked as fourth (63.9%)For the second year in a row, Visual Basic (for 2017, Visual Basic 6, specifically) ranked as the most dreaded language 88.3% of developers currently using Visual Basic said they did not want to continue using it65% of developers pronounce GIF with a hard g, like gesundheitsgefhrdender stoffFrameworks, Libraries, and Other TechnologiesMost common used frameworks, libraries and other technologies were Node.js (47.1%) and AngularJS (44.3%)React is the most loved among developers (66.9%), Cordova is the most dreaded (61.2%), and Node.js is the most wanted (22.2%)DatabasesMost common used databases were MySQL (55.6%) and SQL Server (38.6%)Redis is the most loved among developers (64.8%), Oracle is the most dreaded (63.1%), and MongoDB is the most wanted (20.8%)PlatformsMost common used platforms were Windows Desktop (41.0%) and Linux Desktop (32.9%)Linux Desktop is the most loved platforms among developers (69.6%), SharePoint is the most dreaded (70.9%), and Android is the most wanted (20.6%)Survey respondents say that communication skills and a track record of getting things done trumps the number of hours worked or bugs solved, by a wide marginThe most common ways to measure a developers success is by customer satisfaction and their ability to deliver a project on time and at budgeDevelopment PracticesAgile (76.9%) and Scrum (65.2%) are the most popular methodologies for developers to keep their projects on track42.8% of developers have used pair programming to improve their code quality and skill set69.2% of developers surveyed overwhelmingly prefer Git for version controlMost developers agree that good enough is good enough that it is better to ship and then iterate (60.2%)The majority (52.6%) of developers check in code multiple times a dayA happy developer is a developer who can shipWomen Who Cod eOverall survey respondents are heavily skewed male with 7.6% identifying themselves as women up from 6.6% last yearProportionally, women are more represented among data scientists, mobile and web developers, quality assurance engineers, and graphic designersAmong male and female respondents, nearly twice the number of women said they had been coding for less than a year (10.7%)The majority of women (66.2%) have been programming for less than 6 yearsEmployment among Developers70.3% of developers are employed full-time10.2% of developers work as independent contractors, freelancers, or are self-employedDevelopers tend to be more satisfied with their career than with their current jobs75.2% of developers are interested in hearing about new job opportunities13.1% of developers are actively looking for a jobIn general, developers prioritize opportunities for professional development over any other factor when assessing a kompetenzprofil jobMost preferred compensation and benefits select ed by developers are vacation/days off (57.0%) and Remote options (53.3%)According to respondents, developers supported customer satisfaction and being on time and on budget as the best ways to evaluate the performance of a fellow developerRespondents believe communication skills and a track record of getting things done are most important when evaluating a developer for hireMost developers (59.6%) like some music while coding24.2% want complete silence while codingWhen considering a new job, 53.3% said remote options were a top priorityThe highest job satisfaction ratings come from developers who work remote full timeTo learn more about what developers have to say, you can view the full results of the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2017 here.Want to know more about the top trends in hiring Developers? Check out the Software Engineering Market Overview from Intelligence. And for more hiring trend studies from the Intelligence team click here.