Surveys, Studies, Reports From September

September 2020's Major Surveys, Studies, and Reports Recap:

LANGUAGE TRENDS:

C++ was the fastest-growing programming language in September 2020 compared to its status last year, while Java experienced the biggest drop in this month's TIOBE's Programming Community index rankings. TIOBE CEO Paul Jansen says he believes the new C++20 standard might explain the increase in popularity, "especially because of the new modules feature that is going to replace the dreadful include mechanism."
Although Java remains the second...

RUBY:

The results of the 2020 Ruby on Rails Community Survey are now available. After questioning over 2,000 developers, here are some highlights:

The typical Rails developer is self-taught, has been working with Rails 4-7 years, and works remotely.
Devise, nokogiri, rspec, and rails are some of the most helpful gems...

JAVA:

Where Are Java Developers, And Why Are There Not As Many In The US?

It is likely Java is not as popular in the US because there's a big technology stack to choose from. "Often a lot of the tech companies...

The company also analyzed posts on the “java” subreddit and found these are some of the top topics most discussed by Java users on Reddit:

Is Java a good language to learn today
Transition from other languages to Java
Deployment...

COVID IMPACT ON DEV INDUSTRY SO FAR:

The report dives into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on software delivery and the role of remote work, highlighting the new developer and team trends we are starting to see. Here are the highlights from the 14-page report:

59% of respondents are finding software teams are becoming somewhat or significantly more productive.
51.75% of respondents say they increased their focus on DevOps initiatives and 52.25% increased their progress on migration to...
64.4% anticipate they will work remotely three or more days per week, or permanently, once restrictions are lifted. 12.7%...

OTHER STUDIES: