Java builders needed, report says

Most respondents to a current survey on Java productiveness mentioned their firms plan so as to add Java builders this yr, whereas a bit lower than half plan to extend their Java device price range.

These findings have been included the 2024 Java Productiveness Report from improvement instruments supplier Perforce Software program, launched March 5. General, the survey discovered that investments in Java instruments and expertise have been on the rise. Sixty p.c of respondents mentioned their firms deliberate so as to add Java builders this yr and solely 13% mentioned their firms didn’t (27% have been uncertain). Developer device budgets look to be holding regular, with 42% planning to extend their Java instruments price range.

The report featured responses from 440 Java customers worldwide, with a mixture of Perforce clients and non-customers. Respondents have been unfold throughout 72 international locations, with 27% from the US. Polling was carried out from November 2023 to January 2024. Most respondents have been both Java builders or Java architects.

Relating to Java utilization developments, 11% mentioned they’d already upgraded to the newest model of ordinary Java, Java 21, whereas 24% mentioned they have been utilizing Java 8 and 18% mentioned they have been utilizing Java 11. On condition that Oracle discontinued Premier-level help for Java 8 in March 2022, the Java 8 determine implies that firms are getting help from third-party distributors similar to Amazon, Azul, and OpenLogic, Perforce mentioned.

Perforce expects adoption of Java 21 to extend as Oracle accelerates the frequency of long-term help JDK releases from each three years to each two years.

Different findings within the 2024 Java Developer Productiveness Report:

• Amazon Internet Companies was the most well-liked cloud supplier at 31%, adopted by Microsoft Azure at 18%. The share of respondents who mentioned they don’t use any cloud suppliers fell to 13% from 21% final yr.
• JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA topped the listing of most popular IDEs, with 41% of respondents utilizing it. Eclipse took second place with 23%. Microsoft Visible Studio Code took third with 19%.
• 36% mentioned they use Apache Tomcat as their foremost utility server, whereas 15% mentioned they use JBoss/Wildfly.