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Application programming interfaces (APIs) have revolutionisedthe way software is created, enabling developers to use readily available solutions instead of spending time and effort building every piece of their application themselves. In this report, we explore the current state of the global landscape of APIs from the developers' perspective. We look at how many developers use APIs and what sets them apart from those who don't. Moreover, we dive deeper into the specific categories of third-party APIs that developers use the most, explore what developers are looking for in APIs, and what challenges they are facing, with a focus on security. All Insights Concerns, challenges, and use of third-part APIs A look at third party APIs: usage, characteristics, security. Access the Full Preview About this Report Application programming interfaces (APIs) have revolutionisedthe way software is created, enabling developers to use readily available solutions instead of spending time and effort building every piece of their application themselves. In this report, we explore the current state of the global landscape of APIs from the developers' perspective. We look at how many developers use APIs and what sets them apart from those who don't. Moreover, we dive deeper into the specific categories of third-party APIs that developers use the most, explore what developers are looking for in APIs, and what challenges they are facing, with a focus on security. Key Questions Answered Who uses sustainable software engineering (SSE) approaches? Where are the global hotspots for SSE? Which types of SSE approaches are used? Which SSE principles are utilised by developers of different experience levels and in different regions? What motivates developers to use different SSE approaches and principles? How do developers’ motivations influence the types of SSE approaches they utilise? Which challenges do developers face when implementing SSE approaches? How do they challenges developers face change with their experience levels? Click to expand ACCESS THE FULL PREVIEW Methodology The report is based on data collected from over 22,500 developers who answered questions related to the use of APIs in the 24th edition of our Developer Economics survey, which was fielded in Q1 of 2023. Questions? Let's talk! Fill the form. Natasa and Petro will help you drive developer adoption: Name Email I have read and agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT

Key Questions Answered What percentage of organisations have faced software supply chain threats in the past 12 months? What are the most common types of software supply chain threats faced by organisations? How do the types of software supply chain threats vary with company size? How do the types of software supply chain threats differ across industries? Click to expand ACCESS THE FULL REPORT Methodology The 26th edition of the Developer Nation survey reached more than 10,000 respondents from 135 countries around the world. This research report delves into key developer trends for Q1 2024 and beyond. Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT All Reports Questions? Let's talk! Fill the form. Natasa and Petro will help you drive developer adoption: Name Email I have read and agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME Threats in software supply chain management The main risks faced by organisations that build and maintain software Access the Full Report About this Report In this report, we will delve into the types of software supply chain threats that DevOps professionals encounter and explore the relationship between organisation size and industry, and the incidence of these threats.

Our analysts help Tech leaders navigate AI technology decisions with confidence & clarity, backed by data and developer research. About More Navigate AI technology decisions with confidence & clarity Analyst guidance, validated by developers: the early adopters and reliable predictors of AI tech trends Boost developer adoption by making the right strategy investments Our analysts can help you drive decision-making with confidence TALK TO OUR ANALYSTS Just in: New AI insights Choosing the right AI coding tools for your team SEE THE REPORT AI Coding Tools Benchmark: A comparison of 22 tools SEE THE LEADERS Barriers to integrating generative AI in applications SEE THE BLOCKERS Blog Latest Who we are & what we do SlashData is an AI analyst firm which has been working with the top Tech brands to provide clarity and confidence in their decision-making. For 20 years, we have been tracking software technology trends and helping technology brands make product and marketing investment decisions. We challenge assumptions and reframe market trends to empower industry leaders to drive the world towards the future, by talking to developers, the early adopters and predictors of AI tech. They trust us Make AI your competitive advantage, not a liability Contact us Subject * I'm contacting you for First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message SUBMIT

Key Questions Answered Which emerging technologies are developers most engaged with? Which emerging technologies have the highest adoption rates among developers? How has developer engagement and adoption of emerging technologies changed over the past 12 months? What is the current level of developer engagement and adoption of AI-related technologies, specifically generative AI and AI-assisted development? Which project domains exhibit the highest adoption rates of AI-related technologies? Click to expand ACCESS THE FULL REPORT Methodology The 29th edition of the Developer Nation survey reached more than 10,500 respondents from 127 countries around the world. This research report delves into key developer trends for Q1 2025 and beyond. Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT All Reports Questions? Let's talk! Fill the form. Natasa and Petro will help you drive developer adoption: Name Email I have read and agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME How and why developers engage with emerging technologies Deep dive into AI-related technologies Access the Full Report About this Report In this mini-report, we explore which technologies developers are engaged with and which they’re using. We also look at how the popularity of these emerging technologies has changed over the last 12 months. We particularly turn our attention to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, due to their continuously growing popularity and importance.

Key Questions Answered To what extent are developers building AI-powered applications? Which regions are leading in AI integration? Have developers begun deploying agentic AI architectures to production? How does the implementation of agentic AI vary by company size? How does the implementation of agentic AI vary by project type? What types of agentic architectures are being deployed in production? What use cases are developers targeting with agentic architectures? Click to expand ACCESS THE FULL REPORT Methodology The 30th edition of the Developer Nation survey reached more than 12,000 respondents from 128 countries around the world. This research report series delves into key developer trends for Q3 2025 and beyond. Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT All Reports Questions? Let's talk! Fill the form. Natasa and Petro will help you drive developer adoption: Name Email I have read and agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME The state of agentic AI adoption in software projects The architectures developers use, and the use cases they target Access the Full Report About this Report Agentic AI is emerging as one of the most transformative shifts in how companies design and deploy intelligent systems. This mini-report analyses insights from over 8,400 professional developers to help CTOs and engineering leaders navigate the rapidly evolving agentic AI landscape and make informed architecture and use case decisions. We’ll explore how the implementation of agentic AI varies by company size and project type as well as looking at the types of agentic architectures that are being deployed to production, along with the use cases developers are targeting.

This report provides data and insights into trends that allow you to estimate the addressable market for game software development technologies, languages, and target groups. In the report, we estimate the number of game developers globally, how many are professionals, what types of organisations they work for, and where they are located. We additionally investigate the size of the addressable market for specific game platforms, programming languages, and technologies, and segment by experience level and company size. Game developer population forecast How many game developers are there? Access the Full Preview All Insights About this Report This report provides data and insights into trends that allow you to estimate the addressable market for game software development technologies, languages, and target groups. In the report, we estimate the number of game developers globally, how many are professionals, what types of organisations they work for, and where they are located. We additionally investigate the size of the addressable market for specific game platforms, programming languages, and technologies, and segment by experience level and company size. Methodology To count developers, we use an independent, bottom-up methodology. The data we use to arrive at the estimates in this report comes from: 1. Reliably measured numbers of developers or direct indicators of their activity: Github accounts and repositories, Stack Overflow accounts, and employment statistics from the USA and the European Union. 2. Our proprietary developer survey data on developers from around the world. For this report, we use data from 20,000+ game developers across six consecutive surveys. ACCESS THE FULL PREVIEW Questions? Let's talk! Fill the form. Natasa and Petro will help you drive developer adoption: Name Email I have read and agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME Key Questions Answered How many game developers are there? How many professional game developers are there across the globe and where are they working? What technologies and programming languages are being used by game developers? How is the level of experience in the game developer community changing? Click to expand Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT

Let’s see how a household name we’ll call “Client”, one of the largest companies in the world, worked with us to improve their Developer Experience. All Case Studies Using SlashData Deep Dives to boost Developer Experience When asked about why we do what we do, there’s always one response: we love solving problems for the industry and our clients. Our mission is to help our clients understand what the market looks like, what developers need, what excites developers and what doesn’t and what they expect from our clients’ products and the developer programs that go along with them. So, when we are approached with a request for some custom work, we roll up our sleeves and dive deep into the data. In this blog post, we’ll look together into such a request and: What the client asked How we approached it What we offered How the client solved the problem. Let’s see how this client, a household name we’ll call “Client”, which is a company among the Top 5 in tech and one of the largest in the world, worked with us to improve their Developer Experience. Knock knock – The Question The client chose to work with us to address developer experience. They already had access to our research showing how their satisfaction level compares against their competitors, but what they wanted was to understand what drives developer satisfaction with their product and what they can do to improve it. What was the goal/challenge you were looking to accomplish? The product we wanted was a custom project . We’re always really interested in the health of the developer experience. And so we use the Developer Program Benchmarking report as one of the indicators of the health of the Client developer experience. Within that, we are also interested in the adoption and engagement [of our product]. But within my team, we mostly focus on satisfaction as a proxy metric for developer experience. When we decided to do this custom project last year, it really was to understand “what is moving our satisfaction up or down?” and “what are some of the levers that we can adjust in order to improve our developer experience?” Some of this data is confirming things that we already know. And some of it is providing new insights. Both of those are valuable use cases for us. This report helped us not look at developer experience in a vacuum, but benchmark it against the industry. Client representative Why did you choose SlashData? Part of that is the sample size. And I think the trusted relationship we already have. Also, I think this ties back into why do we choose the Developer Programs Benchmarking report. The competitive analysis in that report is important to us. While we didn’t focus on that in the deep dive, I do think that is one of the reasons why this data is helpful so that we’re not always looking at Client experience in a vacuum, but we can actually as the report says “benchmark it against the industry experience” as well. The answer After we looked at what questions our client has, we took a step back and looked at the data points that could help us find the answers. There were several data points to choose from, as we survey 30,000+ developers annually on 11 areas of interest. How did our market data solve your problem/challenge overall? The area where we found it most useful is getting that cross-section of region, experience level, and product area. So we looked at that data. The place where it becomes a little harder in our process is making those insights actionable within our company. Part of our job is to provide the data and then folks act on it themselves. I think that Client Developer Relations, as a whole, is still thinking about “how do we make this data digestible and more centralised?”. SlashData is a big data source for us. But there’s a lot of information always coming in at us, around developer experience. We’re still trying to navigate how we make that useful and easily actionable for our people. I don’t think we’re there yet. I think we’re at the point where we’re thinking “I want data to do my job better”. And then, we’re at “wow, okay, well, there’s a lot of data. What do we do now?”. What decisions did you make using the research? What we wanted to focus more on were the top three things that are important to developers this year. I don’t always have visibility into the TA level on what decisions might be made from this data. That’s also something that we want to do better. It’s also hard though because we don’t always expect that there will be a leader who’s going to take this and say “I now declare, we all must focus on this”. We are equally happy if a single engineer sees this data and then goes and makes a change in the parts that they affect. That alone makes the overall developer experience better. There’s this interesting intersection of leadership use and individual contributor use. We know that there’s value to both sides, but we don’t necessarily track what that value is. Working together Seamless cooperation is key to bringing in good results. That’s why we wanted to know how our client felt about working with us on this project. What did you like about the process of working with SlashData? I think that Slashdata is a good partner. Especially when we focus on discovery. We had a case last year when we didn’t necessarily know what we were looking for. Your response was to try out different things. Even when we asked for a random data table, you did not only deliver it, but you also provided a comprehensive analysis and different ways that we could look at the data. Last year we focused a lot on regional topics but we also broke it down by product area. And then at the end of that, we decided that we didn’t care so much about the region. What we needed to focus on more is the product area. We have that partnership where we can do some exploration, and then have things work out well. Even if they don’t work out well, we continue from there. That’s a really important part of this piece. The flexibility is really important to us, and just as much, your responsiveness. How would you describe the service quality? I think that’s excellent. We’re not always super buttoned up on what we want and that causes a lot more work on your end, but it’s handled well. I feel like you have helped us navigate that a lot. What are the things you found challenging when working with SlashData? We don’t always know what we’re looking for. We are relying on you, the data analysts’ expertise to help guide us. We need the expertise, but you don’t know the business goals. And it’s challenging to try to find that middle ground where I can articulate the business goals well enough for you to provide the expertise and help us decide on the right metrics or analysis that would prove to be useful information for those business goals. This interview is part 2 of the “ How we work with our clients ” series. The product this client worked with was a custom project , along with Developer Program Benchmarking data. You can also see how Okta managed to broaden its developer network using our Developer Program Benchmarking. Working on a new initiative or want to make sure your product will win developers’ hearts? Talk to us . You can find all our data & free industry reports in our Research Space . 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Sustainable software engineering (SSE) is the practice of minimisingthe environmental cost of software. It is an emerging discipline at the intersection of climate science, software practices and architecture, electricity markets, hardware, and data centre design. In this report, we’ll look at which developers are involved in building sustainable software and which SSE principles are most commonly utilised. We’ll investigate how developers’ experience levels, location, and the size of the organisation they work for –amongst other factors –affect the rate at which they utilise SSE and which principles they most often adopt. Later, we’ll take a closer look at what motivates developers to utilise SSE principles, as well as which challenges they face in doing so. We’ll demonstrate how developers’ motivations and challenges change based on several different factors, such as their experience levels. All Insights Who's integrating sustainable software engineering principles? Developers’ approaches, motivations, and challenges around building green software Access the Full Preview About this Report Sustainable software engineering (SSE) is the practice of minimisingthe environmental cost of software. It is an emerging discipline at the intersection of climate science, software practices and architecture, electricity markets, hardware, and data centre design. In this report, we’ll look at which developers are involved in building sustainable software and which SSE principles are most commonly utilised. We’ll investigate how developers’ experience levels, location, and the size of the organisation they work for –amongst other factors –affect the rate at which they utilise SSE and which principles they most often adopt. Later, we’ll take a closer look at what motivates developers to utilise SSE principles, as well as which challenges they face in doing so. We’ll demonstrate how developers’ motivations and challenges change based on several different factors, such as their experience levels. Key Questions Answered Who uses sustainable software engineering (SSE) approaches? Where are the global hotspots for SSE? Which types of SSE approaches are used? Which SSE principles are utilised by developers of different experience levels and in different regions? What motivates developers to use different SSE approaches and principles? How do developers’ motivations influence the types of SSE approaches they utilise? Which challenges do developers face when implementing SSE approaches? How do they challenges developers face change with their experience levels? Click to expand ACCESS THE FULL PREVIEW Methodology Data for this report comes from the 24th edition of our Developer Nation survey, which was fielded in Q1 2023, between December 2022 and February 2023. Around 17,000 developers told us about their experiences with integrating SSE principles into their development projects. Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT

Key Questions Answered How many cloud native developers are there in Q3 2025? How many cloud native backend developers are there in Q3 2025? How many ML/AI developers are cloud native in Q3 2025? What are the most popular cloud deployment options in Q3 2025, and how has this changed over time? What are the most common cloud native technologies backend developers use? What are the most common cloud technologies in use? Click to expand ACCESS THE FULL REPORT Methodology The report is based on data collected from the 30th edition of the Developer Nation survey edition of the Developer Nation survey, a large-scale, online developer survey that was designed, hosted, and fielded by SlashData over a period of ten weeks between June 2025 and July 2025. Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT All Reports Questions? Let's talk! Fill the form. Natasa and Petro will help you drive developer adoption: Name Email I have read and agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME State of Cloud Native Development Q3 2025 Access the Full Report About this Report This report, based on the 30th edition of SlashData’s Developer National survey, explores the current state and scale of cloud native development in Q3 2025. The report provides approximations of the cloud-native developer population in backend services, machine learning or AI, and throughout the entire developer population. The report also provides information on the popularity of different cloud native technologies or approaches among backend developers, to reveal the sophistication path organisations often go through. In addition, the report explores the trends in cloud deployment approaches, as well as the technologies that developers are using in their backend or cloud development processes and services. We also provide estimates for the proportion of cloud nativeness throughout the range of types of development (e.g. mobile, desktop, DevOps, etc.).

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In the dynamic realm of software development, with programming languages, frameworks, and tools evolving so quickly, understanding developers’ content consumption is more important than ever. This report explores the specific content preferences of software developers, focusing on areas such as learning, keeping up-to-date, problem-solving, research, and community engagement. Our aim is to provide you with the necessary tools and insights that you can use in the process of designing effective content, in order tofoster stronger, more productive relationships with this essential demographic, one content piece at a time. All Insights Which content types do developers value? Preferences for learning, keeping up to date, problem-solving, and engaging with community Access the Full Preview About this Report In the dynamic realm of software development, with programming languages, frameworks, and tools evolving so quickly, understanding developers’ content consumption is more important than ever. This report explores the specific content preferences of software developers, focusing on areas such as learning, keeping up-to-date, problem-solving, research, and community engagement. Our aim is to provide you with the necessary tools and insights that you can use in the process of designing effective content, in order tofoster stronger, more productive relationships with this essential demographic, one content piece at a time. Key Questions Answered What are the preferred content types for developers? What types of content do developers consume for learning? What types of content do developers consume to keep up-to-date? What types of content do developers consume for problem-solving? How does content consumption differ per experience in software development and geographical location? Click to expand ACCESS THE FULL PREVIEW Methodology This report is based on data collected from 17,000+ developers answering questions in the 25th edition of our Developer Nation survey, which was fielded between June and August 2023. Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT

Key Questions Answered What are the main challenges with API and app delivery projects? How do businesses think of and treat APIs? Which API security features matter the most to API users? Which API scalability features matter the most to API users? Which API observability features matter the most to API users? What are the main motivations behind the adoption of Kubernetes? - What are the top authentication tools used by API users? What are the top configuration tools used by API users? Click to expand ACCESS THE FULL REPORT Methodology The findings in this report are based on the 2022 NGINX Survey, which was designed and hosted by SlashDataand fielded by F5 NGINX between August and September 2022, with more than 2,000 respondents worldwide. Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT All Reports Questions? Let's talk! Fill the form. Natasa and Petro will help you drive developer adoption: Name Email I have read and agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME NGINX State of App and API Delivery Report The current state of the NGINX community: apps, APIs and technologies. Access the Full Report About this Report In this report, commissioned by F5 NGINX and authored by SlashData, we explore the current state of the NGINX community. We provide an overview of the profiles of respondents to the survey in terms of their geographic location, role, and size of their organization, before focusing on their use cases and the challenges they face in application (app) and API delivery projects. We then dive deeper into apps and APIs, looking at how respondents’ companies approach APIs. We also explore how important security, scalability, and observability features are in app and API delivery projects.

While the idea of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is not new, a lot of progress has been made over the past few years that has made it highly desirable for both end users and software developers. The aim of this report is to provide an overview of the current state of integration of generative AI functionality by developers into their applications. We will begin by investigating the extent to which developers have started incorporating generative AI functionality into their applications, and how this differs across regions and companies of different sizes. Following this, we will explore the different methods developers use to integrate generative AI functionality into their applications, as well as the use cases they target and the challenges they are faced with. Finally, we will look at which fully-managed generative AI services are currently used the most by developers in this space. All Insights How developers integrate generative AI into their apps Approaches, use cases, challenges, and cloud services used Access the Full Preview About this Report While the idea of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is not new, a lot of progress has been made over the past few years that has made it highly desirable for both end users and software developers. The aim of this report is to provide an overview of the current state of integration of generative AI functionality by developers into their applications. We will begin by investigating the extent to which developers have started incorporating generative AI functionality into their applications, and how this differs across regions and companies of different sizes. Following this, we will explore the different methods developers use to integrate generative AI functionality into their applications, as well as the use cases they target and the challenges they are faced with. Finally, we will look at which fully-managed generative AI services are currently used the most by developers in this space. ACCESS THE FULL PREVIEW Methodology This report is based on data collected from over 16,500 developers who answered questions about incorporating generative AI functionality into their applications in the 25th edition of our Developer Nation survey, which was fielded in Q3 2023. Questions? Let's talk! Fill the form. Natasa and Petro will help you drive developer adoption: Name Email I have read and agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT Key Questions Answered What percentage of developers have added generative AI features to their applications, and how many are interested? Do developers need to be AI or machine learning experts to create generative AI experiences? How does company size influence the choice of incorporation methods of generative AI functionality? What are the biggest challenges developers face when integrating generative AI functionality into their applications? Which cloud services do developers use the most for integrating generative AI into their applications? Click to expand

The analysis draws on findings from the 30th edition of SlashData’s Developer Nation survey, featuring data from more than 1,400 developers currently engaged with blockchain or cryptocurrency. Throughout the report, we will examine and compare three distinct groups: developers working exclusively on blockchain, developers working exclusively on cryptocurrencies, and developers working simultaneously on both. The focus is solely on those actively building, providing a definitive snapshot of the talent, projects, and geographic hotspots shaping the future of decentralised technology. All Insights Building on the blockchain in 2025 What are developers using blockchain and cryptocurrency for? Access the Full Preview About this Report The analysis draws on findings from the 30th edition of SlashData’s Developer Nation survey, featuring data from more than 1,400 developers currently engaged with blockchain or cryptocurrency. Throughout the report, we will examine and compare three distinct groups: developers working exclusively on blockchain, developers working exclusively on cryptocurrencies, and developers working simultaneously on both. The focus is solely on those actively building, providing a definitive snapshot of the talent, projects, and geographic hotspots shaping the future of decentralised technology. Key Questions Answered What is the share of developers working in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and the intersection between both? Who are the developers working in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and the intersection between both? What are the main use cases for blockchain and cryptocurrency? How do the main use cases differ by experience in software development and company size? Click to expand ACCESS THE FULL PREVIEW Methodology The report is based on data collected from the 30th edition of the Developer Nation survey edition of the Developer Nation survey, a large-scale, online developer survey that was designed, hosted, and fielded by SlashData over a period of ten weeks between June 2025 and July 2025. Contact us First name* Last name* Work Email* Company * Role* Message I agree to SlashData's Privacy Policy and I want to be contacted * SUBMIT