Python Developers Survey: Python 2 clings on for certain use cases

A new survey from the Python Software Foundation has found that while Python 3 remains dominant both for work and play, usage of Python 2 crept up from the previous year.

The study, in association with JetBrains which polled more than 23,000 Python developers, found 93% of respondents had already implemented Python 3, based on responses from the end of 2022. Yet this was down on the 95% cited from the previous year.

To find a reason why, there are a few small clues based...

5 October 2023 | Languages

GSMA’s Open Gateway aims to give developers universal operator network access

The GSMA has announced the launch of GSMA Open Gateway, a framework of universal network APIs to provide universal access to operator networks for developers – with names including Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) on board.

The industry body has traditionally pursued the interests of telcos and mobile operators, and continues to do so here, with 21 mobile network operators on board for the initial push. Yet the GSMA is keen to stress that the ‘whole mobile ecosystem...

1 March 2023 | API

Infrastructure automation: The full data journey from ingestion to insights

Remember when cloud was acclaimed as the simple solution to disentangling legacy IT infrastructure? Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), at last count, now has more than 225 products from which to choose, from the classic compute, database and storage; to containers and application integration; to IoT, machine learning and blockchain. Want any help? You can thumb through the Well-Architected Framework, but it might take a while. In spite of various...

25 October 2022 | Approaches

Half of developers polled admit their PHP iteration is out of date – survey

Almost half of developers polled by Perforce admit their organisation is using end of life versions of PHP - but many are looking to upgrade this year.

The findings appear in the company's 2021 PHP Landscape Report, which garnered 670 responses from developers (63%), development managers and directors (13%) and IT managers and directors (8%) predominantly.

46% of respondents reported using end of life PHP versions, though almost three quarters (73%) said they were...

10 February 2021 | Development Tools

How to get the most out of infrastructure as code: Opportunities and potential pain points

Webinar Infrastructure as code (IaC), the concept of provisioning, configuring and managing infrastructure in the same way developers treat code, is a key facet of DevOps.

By using a combination of tools, languages, protocols and processes, writes Tomas Fernandez for StackPath, IaC can 'safely create and configure infrastructure elements in seconds.' These include, but are not limited to, efficiency and flexibility. Both heavily involve automation; firstly eliminating manual...

17 November 2020 | Cloud

Getting to grips with Microsoft’s Blazor: Key features for interactive web development

Sponsored If you work in the field of interactive web development, you will have seen plenty of writing and discussion about Microsoft Blazor - or indeed are already using it.  But how can you use the framework to its full potential?

Blazor lets developers build interactive web user interfaces (UIs) using C# instead of JavaScript, and is a feature of ASP.NET, the development framework which extends the .NET developer platform with tools and libraries for building web apps. Its...

21 September 2020 | Development Tools

Julia developers reveal continued affinity for Python – and would otherwise use it

Half of what this article will say is not meaningless: a new user survey from the arbiters of dynamic programming language Julia has underlined the importance of Python for its community, as well as wider data science applications.

The results were based on a poll of more than 2,500 users and developers of the MIT-created language in June. Python was clear as the second placed language - behind Julia, of course - both in terms of usage and appreciation.

58% of those...

27 August 2020 | Development Tools

Codota secures $12m series A funding for AI which automates code suggestions

Israel-based startup Codota has raised $12 million (£9.6m) in a series A funding round to build on its AI-flavoured product which aims to improve developer productivity.

The company's platform aims to be the dev equivalent of Gmail's Smart Compose, providing suggestions to coders based on an analysis of 'millions' of code repositories. In the company's own words, it 'automates all predictable parts of the development cycle, such as looking up syntax and applying the best...

27 April 2020 | Artificial Intelligence

Developers working with mature DevOps practices much more likely to enjoy their work

Enterprise software provider Sonatype has found a clear connection between DevOps and developer job satisfaction in its seventh annual DevSecOps Community Survey. According to its findings, developers working within mature DevOps practices are 1.5 times more likely to enjoy their work and 1.6 times at chance of recommending their employer to prospects.

The findings reveal that development velocity is quickly gaining momentum, with 55 per cent of respondents deploying code to...

8 April 2020 | Development Tools