As software development becomes more complex, it is important for IT and software leaders to stay up to date on the latest trends. Tools such as Stack Overflow Developer Research and the Tiobe Index may be useful, but they depend on indirect data and do not provide a complete view of what is actually being used in the production.

The State of the Union Software Artifact from JFrog is different. It is based on data from the JFrog Artifactory, which is used by more than 7,000 customers worldwide, including most Fortune 100 companies. It gives JFrog a unique perspective on which technologies are being used to create current software.

So, what is the story discovered? To contain it, the most recent programming languages are gaining popularity, but the traditional languages are still strong and have a growing focus on memory-safe languages.

Why are software packages important?

Software packages are critical for several reasons. This is the most accurate indicator of which technologies organizations are using in production. Programming languages are only used to write code, but only the binaries that are being executed in the production. Also, this is a reliable proxy for programming languages, since most of the two types of packages serve only one or two languages, not a maximum.

The JFrog Software Artifactory State of the Union shows the popularity of two packages and adoption trends, based on data from more than 7,000 JFrog customers around the world. This provides a more precise image of which technologies are being used to create software consumed by end users currently.

Read the full story to learn more about the critical role that software packages play in developer pipelines.

How was the Software Artifactory State of the Union compiled?

To create this story, the data are directly linked to the use of the JFrog Artifactory since the beginning of 2020. These data provide an open view of which languages and types of packages are being used by developers around the world, as well as how these trends compare. we last two years.

Learn more about the methodology of two reports.

How have you discovered any software artifacts in the United States?

The JFrog Platform offers an incomparable view of the trends that shape the State of the Union. For example, C/C++ is a language used in the construction of software for execution on IoT devices and, since January 2020, the use of Conan — the decentralized package manager for C/C++ — has increased 5.2 times.

Read the complete report on the State of the United States to draw the main conclusions.

To get deeper insights into the JFrog Software Package State of the Union report, read the report or join us on the third day, February 28, for a virtual Coffee Talk, Software Package Trends in 2023, as the senior engineers of JFrog solutions, Bill Manning and Sean Pratt, Senior Product Marketing Manager, JFrog.

Content originally posted in: JFrog Blog

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