--- > ChatGPT is used by twice as many developers as its next closest alternative, GitHub Copilot. ChatGPT has a popular free option that developers observably like. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k0p5fk9eq41ydpq79tyrbw39) --- > JavaScript, Python and SQL are all highly-desired and admired programming languages, but Rust continues to be the most-admired programming language with an 83% score this year. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k0p5fs9fh5rh80rdsgy88tg2) --- > Ruff is a new addition to technologies listed in the survey this year, and developers love it: 84% of those that use Ruff want to continue using it. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k0p5gye7nyb4evdxychd2bxs) --- > Markdown wins the popularity contest with developers this year! Not only do users say they admire it more this year than last (84% vs. 82%), but Markdown also received the highest admired score of all technologies on our survey this year. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k0p5hqbn55g9m9y5hn5hxw7x) --- > 22% of Microsoft Azure users and 24% of AWS users would like to use Google Cloud next year. Google Cloud users would like to use tools that are lesser known next year, such as Supabase, Vercel, and Cloudflare. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k0p5kbth3ag0q38823r7c49d) --- > 74% of respondents used Visual Studio Code this past year, and of those that may want to try a different IDE next year are only interested in Vim or Neovim. Vim and Neovim users are mostly interested in staying put. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k0p5m23fasy367rx6gdm9pp6) --- > Obsidian users have no desire to try any other asynchronous tools next year, and nine different groups of asynchronous tools users would like to switch to see why next year. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k0p5n0cmxnp5g1wfk44kev42) --- > 27% of Microsoft Teams users would like to use Slack next year, but the feeling is not mutual: less than 2% of Slack users reported wanting to use Microsoft Teams next year. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k0p67fxrnwb2z2smktst6b1n) --- > Nim, Erlang, and Apex developers all saw an increase in the median reported salary in 2024. All other developer technologies reported a decrease in median salary. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k0p68txj69mc015a9bpkj046) ---