{"id":159145,"date":"2016-03-28T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=159145"},"modified":"2016-03-28T08:02:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T06:02:55","slug":"what-software-developers-really-love-and-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/business\/159145-what-software-developers-really-love-and-hate.html","title":{"rendered":"What software developers really love and hate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rust is the most-loved programming language in the world, while Visual Basic is the technology developers most dread, the results of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/research\/developer-survey-2016#technology-desktop-operating-system\" target=\"_blank\">Stack Overflow\u2019s 2016 developer survey<\/a><\/strong> have revealed.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second year in a row that Go, Rust, and Swift make the top 5 most-loved programming languages.<\/p>\n<p>Developers who currently don&#8217;t develop with Android, Node, and Angular want to do so, Stack Overflow found.<\/p>\n<p>Over 50,000 developers from 173 countries responded to the survey.<\/p>\n<p>Stack Overflow&#8217;s questions put to the developers, and associated results, are posted below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Star Trek or Star Wars?<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Star-Wars-and-Star-Trek.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159165\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159165 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Star-Wars-and-Star-Trek-640x330.jpg\" alt=\"Stack Overflow 2016 - Star Wars and Star Trek\" width=\"640\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Star-Wars-and-Star-Trek-640x330.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Star-Wars-and-Star-Trek-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Star-Wars-and-Star-Trek.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Age<\/h3>\n<p>The average developer is 29.6 years old. The median is 27.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Age.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159163\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159163 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Age-640x297.jpg\" alt=\"Stack Overflow 2016 - Age\" width=\"640\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Age-640x297.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Age-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Age.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Experience<\/h3>\n<p>The average developer has about 6.5 years IT or programming experience. The median Front-End Web Developer has 3.5 years experience. The median Full-Stack Developer has 8 years experience.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Experience.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159161 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Experience-640x224.jpg\" alt=\"Stack Overflow 2016 - Experience\" width=\"640\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Experience-640x224.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Experience-768x268.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Experience.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Gender<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Gender.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159159 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Gender-640x192.jpg\" alt=\"Stack Overflow 2016 - Gender\" width=\"640\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Gender-640x192.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Gender-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Gender.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Education<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Education.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159157 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Education-640x407.jpg\" alt=\"Stack Overflow 2016 - Education\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Education-640x407.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Education-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Education.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Job satisfaction<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Job-Satisfaction.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159155 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Job-Satisfaction-640x575.jpg\" alt=\"Stack Overflow 2016 - Job Satisfaction\" width=\"640\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Job-Satisfaction-640x575.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Job-Satisfaction-768x689.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Job-Satisfaction-479x430.jpg 479w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Job-Satisfaction.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Most popular technologies<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/StackOverflow-2016-top-technologies.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159091\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159091 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/StackOverflow-2016-top-technologies.jpg\" alt=\"StackOverflow 2016 - top technologies\" width=\"613\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/StackOverflow-2016-top-technologies.jpg 613w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/StackOverflow-2016-top-technologies-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/StackOverflow-2016-top-technologies-594x430.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Most-loved technologies<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-loved-tech.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159153 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-loved-tech-640x460.jpg\" alt=\"Stack Overflow 2016 - Most loved tech\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-loved-tech-640x460.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-loved-tech-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-loved-tech-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-loved-tech-598x430.jpg 598w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-loved-tech.jpg 1190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Most dreaded technologies<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-dreaded-tech.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159151\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159151 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-dreaded-tech-640x421.jpg\" alt=\"Stack Overflow 2016 - Most dreaded tech\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-dreaded-tech-640x421.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-dreaded-tech-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-dreaded-tech.jpg 1372w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Most wanted technologies<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-wanted-tech.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159149 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-wanted-tech-640x371.jpg\" alt=\"Stack Overflow 2016 - Most wanted tech\" width=\"640\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-wanted-tech-640x371.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-wanted-tech-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Most-wanted-tech.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Top-paying tech<\/h3>\n<p>Percentages shown are developer salaries as a proportion of the average developer salary in a respondent\u2019s country.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Top-paying-tech.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159147\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159147 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Top-paying-tech-640x355.jpg\" alt=\"Stack Overflow 2016 - Top paying tech\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Top-paying-tech-640x355.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Top-paying-tech-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stack-Overflow-2016-Top-paying-tech.jpg 1474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More on developers and programming<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/157199-embarcadero-delphi-named-developer-language-of-choice-for-south-african-schools.html\"><strong>Embarcadero Delphi named developer language of choice for South African schools<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/152037-top-10-programming-languages-for-2016.html\"><strong>Top 10 programming languages for 2016<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/150301-radical-new-programming-campus-in-south-africa-taking-shape.html\"><strong>Radical new programming campus in South Africa taking shape<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/146511-most-popular-programming-languages.html\"><strong>Most popular programming languages<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stack Overflow has released the results of its 2016 developer survey, which reveals the most loved and most hated technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":86489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[30098,35,29686,29684],"class_list":["post-159145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-computer-programmer","tag-headline","tag-software-developer","tag-stack-overflow"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159538,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159145\/revisions\/159538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}