Web dev tech trends

September 14, 2019

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Comparing Technologies

Comparison Table

Tech Type GitHub stars (k) Used Loved Wanted Dreaded
Node.js Backend framework 65 49.9 72.1 17.5 27.9
Express Web framework 46 19.7 68.3 4.7 31.7
Django Web framework 45 13 62.1 7.8 37.9
Flask Web framework 47 12.1 61.1 4.3 38.9
Ruby on Rails Web framework 44 8.2 57.1 4.4 42.9
ASP.NET Web framework 14.3 26.3 64.9 3.7 35.1
Laravel Web framework 55.9 10.5 60.1 3.1 39.9
Spring Web framework 33.2 16.2 65.6 4 34.4
React Frontend framework 139 31.3 74.5 21.5 25.5
Vue.js Frontend framework 151 15.2 73.6 16.1 26.4
Angular Frontend framework 56 30.7 57.6 12.2 42.4
React Native Mobile framework 82 10.5 62.5 13.1 37.5
Flutter Mobile framework 78 3.4 75.4 6.7 24.6
MySQL Database 54 53.9 8.2 46.1
PostgreSQL Database 34.3 69.6 13.6 30.4
MS SQL Svr Database 32.8 57.5 3.3 42.5
SQLite Database 31.6 55.6 7.2 44.4
MongoDB Database 25.5 59.5 17.8 40.5
MariaDB Database 16.5 59.1 3.5 40.9
Firebase Database 12.8 61.4 7.6 38.6
JavaScript Language 67.8 66.8 25.7 33.2
HTML/CSS Language 63.5 62.2 6.6 37.3
SQL Language 54.4 64.1 7.6 35.9
Python Language 41.7 73.1 25.7 0
Java Language 41.1 53.4 8.3 46.6
Bash Language 36.6 59.5 4 40.5
C# Language 31 67 7 33
PHP Language 26.4 45.8 3.5 54.2
Ruby Language 8.4 50.3 4.4 49.7
TypeScript Language 21.2 73.1 14.6 0
Kotlin Language 69.5 11.1 0
Swift Language 69.2 5.8 0
Dart Language 66.3 3.8 33.7

Frameworks

  • Top frameworks: React, Node.js, Vue.js
  • Almost there but in the middle: Django, Express
  • Bottom frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Laravel, Spring, ASP.NET

Languages

  • Top languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript,
  • Bottom languages: Ruby, PHP, Java

Comparison Charts

Frameworks

comparison of frameworks

Top contenders: React, Vue.js, Node.js, React Native, Flutter, Angular, Express

Loved frameworks

most loved frameworks

Top contenders: Node.js, React, Vue.js, Angular, ASP.NET, Express

Bottom losers: Ruby on Rails, Laravel, Flask

GitHub Stars (x1000)

frameworks by GitHub stars in thousands

Top contenders: Vue.js, React, Node.js, Angular, Laravel

Bottom losers: ASP.NET, Spring, Ruby on Rails

Languages

languages

Top contenders: JavaScript, Python, HTML/CSS, SQL

Bottom losers: Ruby, PHP

Frontend Frameworks (interest over time)

frontend frameworks interest over time

Web Frameworks (interest over time)

web frameworks interest over time

GitHub's top repos by stars

  1. https://www.freecodecamp.org/
  2. 996.ICU
  3. Vue.js
  4. React
  5. Tensorflow
  6. Bootstrap
  7. Free programming books
  8. Awesome (lists)
  9. You don't know JS
  10. Oh my zsh
  11. Coding interview university
  12. Gitignore
  13. Airbnb's JavaScript style guide
  14. Developer roadmap
  15. D3
  16. Vscode (Visual Studio Code)
  17. React Native
  18. Linux
  19. CS Notes
  20. Flutter
  21. Electron
  22. System Design Primer
  23. Awesome Python
  24. Create React App
  25. Python 100 Days
  26. Axios
  27. The art of command line
  28. Node.js
  29. Go
  30. Public APIs
  31. Animate.css
  32. Font awesome
  33. Python all algorithms
  34. AngularJS
  35. Kubernetes
  36. JavaGuide
  37. Models with TensorFlow
  38. Free programming books
  39. YouTube dl
  40. Three.js

Breakdown

Machine learning

  • TensorFlow

Learning resources

  • Freecodecamp.org
  • Free programming books
  • Awesome lists
    • Awesome python
  • You don't know JS
  • Coding interview university
  • Developer roadmap
  • CS Notes
  • Python 100 days
  • The art of command line
  • Public APIs
  • Python all algorithms

Frontend frameworks

  • Vue.js
  • React
    • Create React App
  • AngularJS

JavaScript libraries

  • D3
  • Axios
  • Three.js

CSS frameworks

  • Bootstrap
  • Animate.css
  • Font awesome

IDEs

  • VSCode
  • Atom

Style Guides

  • Airbnb's JavaScript style guide

Server languages

  • Node.js
  • Go

Kubernetes

Mobile app language

  • Flutter
  • React Native

"Hot Frameworks"

Rankings (GitHub and Stack Overflow)

Framework GH SO Overall Score
React 99 94 96
Ruby on Rails 89 99 94
ASP.NET MVC ? 94 94
AngularJS 91 97 94
Angular 90 95 92
Django 89 96 92
Vue.js 100 83 91
Laravel 91 92 91
ASP.NET 78 100 89
Spring 86 93 89
Express 89 85 87
Meteor 88 80 84
Flask 89 80 84

Stack Overflow Insights: 2019 survey

Web Frameworks

web frameworks by use

Languages

languages by use

Other Frameworks

other frameworks by use

Databases

databases by use

Loved Languages

loved languages

Dreaded Languages

dreaded languages

Wanted Languages

wanted languages

Loved Web Frameworks

loved web frameworks

Dreaded Web Frameworks

dreaded web frameworks

Wanted Web Frameworks

wanted web frameworks

Loved Other Frameworks

loved other frameworks

Wanted Other Frameworks

wanted other frameworks

Loved Databases

loved databases

Dreaded Databases

dreaded databases

Wanted Databases

wanted databases

How Technologies Are Connected

technology connections

Trends for tags (% of SO questions)

Mobile frameworks (Flutter vs React Native)

Stack Overflow trends for mobile frameworks

Frontend frameworks (React vs Angular vs Vue)

Stack Overflow trends for frontend frameworks

Web frameworks

Stack Overflow trends for web frameworks

See More…

There's a great resource by Kamran Ahmed called the Developer Roadmap. Be sure to check it out.