Stack Overflow's annual developer survey has revealed significant shifts in the programming landscape, with 87,585 developers from 185 countries participating in 2024.
Programming Language Rankings
JavaScript maintains its dominance for the 12th year running, used by 65.36% of developers. However, the real story is in the satisfaction metrics.
Most Loved Languages
- Rust - 87.0% (↑2 positions)
- Elixir - 75.2%
- Clojure - 71.7%
- TypeScript - 70.8%
- Julia - 70.3%
Rust's climb to the top satisfaction spot reflects growing adoption in systems programming and web backends, with major companies like Discord and Dropbox migrating critical
