{"id":4766,"date":"2020-05-20T10:37:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T08:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?p=4766"},"modified":"2022-01-05T20:05:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:05:15","slug":"what-is-the-state-of-the-developer-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/it-careers\/what-is-the-state-of-the-developer-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the state of the developer in 2020?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1  uagb-block-1b6a4bd1-3143-4b86-a6c1-4afbd3e5743c      \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTable Of Contents\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#programming-language-communities\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Programming language communities\u00a0<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#software-developers-in-2020-contributing-to-open-source\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Software Developers in 2020: contributing to open-source<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#devops-participants-and-adoption-by-developers\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">DevOps Participants and Adoption by Developers<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#where-do-machine-learning-developers-run-their-code-in-2020\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Where do machine learning developers run their code in 2020?<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#augmented-reality-ar-and-virtual-reality-vr\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)\u00a0<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#emerging-technologies-for-software-developers-in-2020\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Emerging technologies for software developers in 2020<\/a><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>Every year SlashData and Data <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e4cce6cc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">Developer<\/span> Economics <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashdata.co\/free-resources\/state-developer-nation-18th-edition?section=subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ek-link\">surveys<\/a> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-bed0f209\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> to gain an insight into key trends. They released their most recent State of the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f1424b46\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">Developer<\/span> last month which reached more than 17,000 2020 software <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9df23313\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> in 159 countries. This <span id=\"urn:enhancement-59f2b67d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/research\">research<\/span> report delves into key <span id=\"urn:enhancement-50a854e8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> trends for Q1 2020 and beyond. The report focuses on six major themes, showing how the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3695f386\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> lends insight into the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-2183aa36\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-324ce368\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/community\">community<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Programming language communities&nbsp;<\/li><li>Contributing to open-source software<\/li><li>DevOps Participants and Adoption<\/li><li>Where do machine learning developers run their code?<\/li><li>Augmented &amp; Virtual reality: Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Emerging technologies<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look into some of the most interesting results of the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programming language communities&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The choice of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-259c1787\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/programming_languages\">programming language<\/span> matters deeply to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-45010e26\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> because they want to keep their <span id=\"urn:enhancement-883afd1f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span> up to date and marketable. Languages are a beloved subject of debate and the kernels of some of the strongest <span id=\"urn:enhancement-adb41df\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developer<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b54b3941\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/community\">communities<\/span>. They matter to toolmakers too, as they want to make sure they provide the most useful <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4cf2d1d2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_development_kit\">SDKs<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-11-at-19.27.32-1024x866.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4767\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-72716a6d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-creative-work\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/javascript\">JavaScript<\/span> remains, by far, the most popular <span id=\"urn:enhancement-40bac519\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/programming_languages\">programming language<\/span>, with more than 12M <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7cc338fe\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> worldwide using it. The <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ed6c7840\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-creative-work\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/javascript\">JavaScript<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3515eda1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/community\">community<\/span> is also one of the fastest growing ones. Between Q4 2017 and Q4 2019, 3M <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d02f7e0c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> joined the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d11d300a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/community\">community<\/span> &#8211; the highest growth in absolute terms across all languages. Not only do new <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b1ac26a9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> see it as an attractive entry-level language, but also existing <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6f6533c4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> are adding it to their skillset. As a result, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ae61c0e8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-creative-work\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/javascript\">JavaScript<\/span> is now used by more than half of developers working on <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e8dc20ea\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/web_application\">web applications<\/span>, cloud services or extensions for 3rd party ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two other languages that stand out with their fast and continuous growth are <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1dc4bd7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-creative-work\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/python_programming_language\">Python<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-405422\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/java_programming_language\">Java<\/span>. These two combined have added close to 4M developers in the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fastest growing language community in percentage terms is Kotlin. It nearly doubled in size in the past two years, from 1.1M developers in Q4 2017 to 2M in Q4 2019. Given that <span id=\"urn:enhancement-37542e31\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/google\">Google<\/span> has made Kotlin its preferred language for Android development, we can only expect this growth to continue, and Kotlin becoming a core language in mobile development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-871b350\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-creative-work\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/c_sharp_programming_language\">C#<\/span> is an important language in the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-35c155c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/augmented_reality\">AR<\/span>\/VR (Hololens) and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b786182d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/video_game_developer\">game developer<\/span> ecosystems, but it seems to be losing its edge in desktop development &#8211; possibly due to the emergence of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cab24b2b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cross-platform\">cross-platform<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7548d4ff\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/programming_tool\">tools<\/span> based on web technologies. The overall adoption of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-26db6273\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/php\">PHP<\/span> may not have dropped significantly, but our <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6ef5e517\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> shows that the language is gradually losing popularity among web <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1751c2fb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> (even though it remains the second most widely adopted language behind <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c26c857c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-creative-work\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/javascript\">JavaScript<\/span>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software Developers in 2020: contributing to open-source<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-ee8d9302\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/open_source\">Open source<\/span> software is a central part of the developer world. Not only does every category of developer <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5e0d5a9e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/programming_tool\">tools<\/span> have open source alternatives, but some areas are completely dominated by open source offerings. Furthermore, the collaborative nature of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a425d6c4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/open_source\">open source<\/span> communities embodies the widely held values of sharing code, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a3232550\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/knowledge\">knowledge<\/span>, and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-57e7beab\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/best_practice\">best practices<\/span> which is core to developer culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 out of 5 <span id=\"urn:enhancement-114e156c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> contribute to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-52d22fbf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/open_source\">open-source<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-45ebac2a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software\">software<\/span>. Open-source contributors are more likely to be involved in multiple development areas than non-contributors. However, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a59a4122\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/open_source\">open-source<\/span> contributors are significantly more likely to be involved in emerging sectors such as machine learning\/<span id=\"urn:enhancement-96dd2e01\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/artificial_intelligence_video_games\">AI<\/span> and AR\/VR, where <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5728ea94\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/innovation\">innovations<\/span> are mostly driven by <span id=\"urn:enhancement-fc16ff09\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/open_source\">open-source<\/span> tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-11.59.57-1024x889.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4769\" width=\"648\" height=\"562\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Developers are most motivated to contribute to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a808550b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/open_source\">open-source<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b046346d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/project\">projects<\/span> to improve coding skills (29%) and a belief in the benefits of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-2940750f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/open_source\">open source<\/span> (26%). What&#8217;s more, 22% of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ec943ff7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> contribute to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-41be20e9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/open_source\">open-source<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ab5337e2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software\">software<\/span> because it&#8217;s fun or to solve an issue with an existing <span id=\"urn:enhancement-581e8144\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/open_source\">open-source<\/span> software project such as fixing a bug or creating a new feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, 44% of open source contributors expect <span id=\"urn:enhancement-26af120c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span> to support and contribute to open-source <span id=\"urn:enhancement-701bbf22\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/community\">communities<\/span>. This increases to 55% for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1b5c7531\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> who contribute to solve an issue. Many contributors (44%) expect full <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b02238c9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/documentation\">documentation<\/span> on how to use open-source <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c014c9b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software\">software<\/span> on <span id=\"urn:enhancement-97d55cb7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">companies<\/span>\u2019 products or services. This is especially important to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e73fae18\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> who get paid for their work (53%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DevOps Participants and Adoption by Developers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-435f3287\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> has redefined the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7c0c262e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_development_process\">software development process<\/span>, moving the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f11bdd98\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/industry\">industry<\/span> to an iterative process that makes <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d962ad64\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software\">software<\/span> more resilient and flexible. While the adoption of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c7c50134\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> is an important chapter in the evolution of software development and has gained significant traction, it still is not part of the typical 2020 <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3a2b8aa3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">software developer<\/span>&#8216;s build protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While <span id=\"urn:enhancement-17008442\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> is technically a culture rather than a set of tools, CI\/CD is at the core of the collaboration process between operations and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4365c3ba\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span>. However the survey found that the majority of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-41a145d2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> are not using these tools and usage is not growing. While many firms in various studies have indicated that they are adopting <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e6b84e9d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span>, the research <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b8923ad9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> suggests that this shift in culture is not ubiquitous across organisations. Has the use of CI\/CD tools reached as many <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cb07d3e5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> as it can or are there certain <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ee838aa\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/market_economics\">market<\/span> barriers? The researchers note that 58% of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-414b27fb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> using CI\/CD tools work for firms with more than 10 people involved in software development and users are more likely to be experienced <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f254ca70\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do machine learning developers run their code in 2020?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-cb6bc5d3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/machine_learning\">Machine learning<\/span> (ML) powers an increasing number of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c16f5230\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/application_software\">applications<\/span> and services which we use daily. For some organisations and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-dce2248f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> scientists, it is not just about generating <span id=\"urn:enhancement-14f841a9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/business\">business<\/span> insights or <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4b199172\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/training\">training<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cb6361db\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/prediction\">predictive<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1a112bac\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/statistical_model\">models<\/span> anymore. Indeed, the emphasis has shifted from pure model development to real-world production scenarios that are concerned with issues such as inference <span id=\"urn:enhancement-fb4fbf9d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/performance\">performance<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-120d6872\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/scalability\">scaling<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8218a6f3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/load_balancing_computing\">load balancing<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c2affdec\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/training\">training<\/span> time, reproducibility, and visibility. Those require computation power, which in the past has been a huge hindrance for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-90d05f1d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/machine_learning\">machine learning<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-388b3e68\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developers who do ML\/<span id=\"urn:enhancement-98211c90\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/artificial_intelligence\">AI<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-380b5b63\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/research\">research<\/span> are more likely to run code locally on their computers (60%) than other ML <span id=\"urn:enhancement-995cac48\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> (54%); mostly because they tend to work with smaller <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b27d553c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data_set\">datasets<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, ML <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9b29bb06\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> involved in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d788fcdb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> ingestion are more likely to run their code on private <span id=\"urn:enhancement-29066daa\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cloud\">clouds<\/span> and on-premise <span id=\"urn:enhancement-89a5e985\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/server_computing\">servers<\/span>, while those involved in model <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7b5585a5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_deployment\">deployment<\/span> make heavier use of public <span id=\"urn:enhancement-be980afc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cloud\">clouds<\/span> to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a441aa23\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_deployment\">deploy<\/span> their machine <span id=\"urn:enhancement-35c7ffe8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/learning\">learning<\/span> solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31% of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-55ec43c5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> involved across all stages of the machine <span id=\"urn:enhancement-54032aca\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/learning\">learning<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7be805be\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/workflow\">workflow<\/span> &#8211; end to end &#8211; run code on self-hosted solutions, as compared to 26% of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1b9fbf4c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> who are not. They are also more likely to run their code on public and hybrid <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1d3fa84d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cloud\">clouds<\/span>. By contrast, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-402df733\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> involved in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-375f0249\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> visualisation or <span id=\"urn:enhancement-605e35c4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> exploration tend to run their code in local environments (62% and 60% respectively), even more so than ML <span id=\"urn:enhancement-94eae60c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> involved in other stages of the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5cb97dcf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> science <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d7d4ab05\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/workflow\">workflow<\/span> (54%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vr-4054335_1920-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4771\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Considered individually, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-17f5b61e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/augmented_reality\">Augmented Reality<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8906449d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/virtual_reality\">Virtual Reality<\/span> remain the smallest software sectors out of the ones we <span id=\"urn:enhancement-106611\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/research\">research<\/span> (the others being <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e8e361dd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/mobile_computing\">mobile<\/span>, desktop, web, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-49b72e9e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/game\">games<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-90309765\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/front_and_back_ends\">backend<\/span>, industrial <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3768caec\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/internet_of_things\">IoT<\/span>, consumer <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cca14d63\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/electronics\">electronics<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-2a5011c5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> science &amp; <span id=\"urn:enhancement-46fbf9b6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/machine_learning\">machine learning<\/span>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only 0.4% of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a03ff9d9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\">people<\/span> are involved solely in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-abf9fc5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/augmented_reality\">AR<\/span> or <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4ce30eb8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/virtual_reality\">VR<\/span>, the rest are involved with at least one other development area. Of the 9% of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c034d1c8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/people\">people<\/span> involved with <span id=\"urn:enhancement-37cba73a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/augmented_reality\">AR<\/span> or <span id=\"urn:enhancement-997db72e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/virtual_reality\">VR<\/span> almost half (46%) are involved with both <span id=\"urn:enhancement-70e881a7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/augmented_reality\">AR<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8590ba20\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/virtual_reality\">VR<\/span>. This shows that there is a significant overlap in the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-233b8f34\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span> needed to work in these sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people who are involved in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f223b9a7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/augmented_reality\">AR<\/span> or <span id=\"urn:enhancement-100c9a34\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/virtual_reality\">VR<\/span> are hobbyists, and not just in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f3c021\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/augmented_reality\">AR<\/span> &amp; <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d7fc959f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/virtual_reality\">VR<\/span>. These people are more likely to be hobbyists in every other sector than people not involved in AR or VR. They are technology enthusiasts who like to experiment outside of their professional duties and are currently experimenting with AR &amp; VR, potentially with a view to incorporating AR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-12.13.00-964x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4768\" width=\"611\" height=\"648\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to AR, <a class=\"ek-link ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/gamedev\/evolving-unity-the-data-oriented-tech-stack\/\"><span id=\"urn:local-annotation-503818\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/unity_game_engine\">Unity<\/span> Mobile AR,<\/a> AR Core and <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-661828\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/arkit\">AR Kit<\/span> lead the pack of software tools for people creating AR products, but all of these tools are favoured more by developers than by non-developers. This suggests that there is space in the AR software market for a tool which allows non-developers to more easily realise their creative vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AR &amp; VR practitioners are primarily focused on creating entertainment and services products. However&nbsp; 77% of AR\/VR developers are building products in the services category (such as business logistics products).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most popular category for AR and VR practitioners is games &amp; toys, with 52% of developers and 44% of non-developers working on products in this category. The picture is somewhat different for other entertainment products (such as moves and animation), with 65% of non-developers working on apps in this category and only 47% of developers operating here. This indicates that developers are using their coding experience to experiment and create games in AR and VR, whilst non-developers are inspired by other use cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emerging technologies for software developers in 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/devops-3155972_1920-1024x456.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/devops-3155972_1920-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/devops-3155972_1920-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/devops-3155972_1920-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/devops-3155972_1920.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-annotation-595707\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> and Fog\/Edge computing had the largest year-on-year increase in adoption and engagement. Devs are&nbsp;most engaged with DevOps with 59% of developers interested in, learning about or working on it. This is unsurprising as the discipline has gained significant traction in the last year as companies continue adopting continuous integration and continuous delivery into their development processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research found a significant difference in many areas of technology where interest and engagement were higher than actual adoption. This is particular apparent in technologies where the barrier to entry is high and commercial relevance is still many years away.&nbsp; For example, computer vision is currently being used by 13% of engaged developers, with a further 25% learning about it. <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-22936\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/robotics\">Robotics<\/span> is being actively used by 8% of engaged developers and only 5% of engaged developers are working on Self-Driving Cars and just 4% on <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-410523\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/quantum_computing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/big-data-analyst\/ibm-think-digital-2020-quantum-computing-is-a-game-changer-for-enterprise\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Quantum Computing<\/a><\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research also notes that a relatively high proportion (35%) of engaged developers are either learning about or working on <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-354840\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cryptocurrency\">Cryptocurrencies<\/span>, however, the fact that only 41% of developers are engaged with it suggests that crypto-fatigue is beginning to set in while interest in <a class=\"ek-link ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/blockchain-dev\/\">blockchain development<\/a> remains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read the full report over at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashdata.co\/free-resources\/state-developer-nation-18th-edition?section=subscribe\" class=\"ek-link\">SlashData<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year SlashData and Data Developer Economics surveys developers to gain an insight into key trends. 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