The annual State of Laravel survey is open for 2024, and you can participate to help identify trends in how the ecosystem has changed over the last twelve months.
The State of Laravel survey is "an attempt to gain insight into the representation of the diverse technologies and behaviors of this outstanding community."
The survey continues to build on surfacing long-term trends in Laravel and surrounding ecosystems over the last four years. The survey collects statistics about developer demographics, tech stack usage, development tools, production, and opinion categories.
Let's highlight a few trends we're seeing from the results of the State of Laravel Survey 2023:
Which other programming languages do you use?
JavaScript and TypeScript dominate the top "other" programming languages respondents used in projects. JavaScript and TypeScript are ubiquitous languages, so it is no surprise that virtually every respondent uses these languages. Outside of the JS ecosystem, Python remains strong, with 25% of users writing Python. Golang saw a slight uptick of +3% (~12%) in 2023 as well:
What are you using to make your frontend reactive?
Vue.js remains king and holds steady in the ~ 60% range of respondents using Vue on the front end in some capacity. React is increasing slowly, and I want to see if React sees a nice uptick in adoption in the 2024 survey. Livewire will be another front-end choice, and we've seen a steady increase in tutorials, projects, and developers sharing Livewire-related code. Filament also enters the survey under the new category Administration Panels, which might contribute to an uptick in Livewire usage.
Which versions of PHP are you using for your applications?
The 2024 survey introduces the adoption of PHP 8.3 to the PHP versions developers use in applications (multiple choice). Laravel has done an excellent job of supporting backward compatibility while using modern PHP 8 features. The latest version, Laravel 11, requires PHP ^8.2, and Laravel 10 requires PHP ^8.1. I'd expect most developers are using PHP 8.3 this year, especially with development options like Laravel Herd:
Are you using any library to build administration panels?
Administration panels are a new survey question this year and include Laravel Nova, Filament, and Backpack. I don't have any solid predictions in this category, but I would guess that we will see a healthy number of responses for all three options. There are other options in this space; it would be interesting to see how many people would tick the "other" box here as well.
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Take the State of Laravel 2024 survey to contribute your voice to the community. By sharing and participating, you can help us gain more insights into this amazing community.
