I was just reading over StackOverflow’s 2017 Developer survey. As it turns out there were some surprising findings.
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One that stood out was databases. In the media, one hears more and more about NoSQL databases like Cassandra, Dynamo & Firebase. Despite all that MySQL seems to remain the most popular database by a large margin. Legacy indeed!
1. Databases
MySQL is still the most popular db by a large margin 56%. Followed by SQL Server 39%, SQLite 27% and Postgres 27%.
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2. Most popular language
Javascript sits at number one for Web developers, sysadmins & Data Scientists alike. Followed by SQL.
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3. Most popular framework
Node.js at 47%. It’s followed by AngularJS at 44%.
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4. Most loved database
Redis sits at number one here at 65%, followed by Postgres & Mongo.
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