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The StackOverflow 2018 Developer Survey Results are live!
Publish Date: Mar 13 '18
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Ben HalpernMar 13, 2018The percentages of women and minorities are still too low
Absolutely. Software developers are some of the most capable problem solvers in the world and it's hard to solve problems you are blind to. It's imperative we work to make this space more inclusive.
At least we have some ongoing data here. Lots of work to be done.
Half of devs use standing desks!?!? I've never see one in Italy except on Techcrunch :D
Agreed. No idea where all the standing desk users are.
- rhymesMar 13, 2018
Agreed. No idea where all the standing desk users are.
They probably are in Standing Desk Companies that reject candidates who don't do the interview standing :D
Juanjo SalvadorMar 13, 2018F# makes you rich
That's what Microsoft said at DotNet Conference Spain 2016.
SharePoint is everybody's nightmare :D (I've seen it once, I ran the other direction)
You will run faster when you meet Alfresco...
George OffleyMar 13, 2018Despite the numbers being low it is encouraging to see the students numbers (although still far too small) a little more diverse than the professional brackets. I am a little annoyed at how often I go through a company's staff page when I apply and only see white men. Hopefully we'll get better.
- George OffleyMar 13, 2018
I'm also not seeing a lot of representation of gay developers. At least not enough to reflect the population statistics. I need somebody in the office that understands my references to the movie Drop Dead Gorgeous and my appreciation for Broadway shows.
Mathias Schilling 💾Mar 13, 2018Another #FunFact: Perl ranked number 5 in "What Languages Are Associated with the Highest Salaries Worldwide?"
Perry DonhamMar 13, 2018I think devs who have been in the career longer are more likely to be using or have used Perl, and they also tend to have higher salaries. I remember developing web sites in the mid-to-late 1990s in Perl 3. (KidPub was one, launched in 1995. It's now in PHP and soon to be in MEAN.)
Adele FrancoisMar 13, 2018I think it was very disheartening to see. Especially in the areas were diversity areas are considered lowest priorites. Especially to cis gendered white males. We need more allies and we need to make a stronger demand for a diverse workforce. I am tired of seeing company profiles where a majority of the people all look the same. Reach out to communities that are diverse, instead of recruiting and employing certain people to fit your "comfortable" mold of life/work.
Weston WeddingMar 14, 2018Nice to see how few respondents feel they have any ethical responsibility for the code they write. It never ceases to be a disappointing subject.
A few takes from a quick overview:
some skip meals to be productive (it happens to me too sadly)
people LOOOOOVE Rust, totally hate Visual Basic and yearn for Python in their sleep
people love Redis and Postgres, hate commercial DBs like DB2 or Oracle
there are a lot of Raspberry Pi aficionados out there
SharePoint is everybody's nightmare :D (I've seen it once, I ran the other direction)
Windows is still the first OS used by developers
the dual monitor setup is an evergreen (my take: the monitors need to be identical, otherwise your eyes are going to have a field day)
F# makes you rich
Python is beloved but it's at the bottom of the payscale (I remember when it used to be at the top). In a way this makes me happy because it means there are a lot of Python devs out there now.
One in three developers wants to change workplace
One in four developers wants to start their own company
36% of developers would consider writing unethical code (maybe the question is too generic?)
It's interesting to me that only 11% of devs in the U.S. value health insurance as a compensation. I would have thought the number to be way higher
Half of devs use standing desks!?!? I've never see one in Italy except on Techcrunch :D