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Data reports for founders and engineering leaders: hiring difficulty, technology trends and what the market is paying.
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TrendsTechnology trendsRising and falling technologies, cross-referenced across 14 data sources.TrendsSoftware trendsHeat, adoption, hiring demand and durability scores for 36 technologies.TrendsAI & machine learningWhich AI frameworks, platforms and tools have real adoption and hiring behind them.TrendsDatabase trendsWhich databases are gaining or losing ground, from DB-Engines rankings.RiskTechnology lifecycleWhich technologies are losing developers, and what that means for maintaining them.HiringHiring trends25,000+ Hacker News “Who’s Hiring” posts analysed, 2015 to early 2025.EcosystemPackage ecosystemnpm and PyPI download momentum: which frameworks are accelerating and which are stalling.MarketFreelance market demandReal freelance projects analysed: budgets, competition and the skills buyers ask for.
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