Technology trends
Software trends 2026: what’s hot vs what’s durable
Heat, adoption, hiring and durability scores for 36 technologies, from GitHub, Hacker News, Stack Overflow, package registries and hiring data.
Technologies scored
36
AI tools, languages, frameworks, infra
Data sources
6
attention, builder and hiring signals
High confidence
9
scored from 4+ source families
Last scored
2026-04-27
refreshed from live sources
What’s hot vs what’s durable
The top 10 on each dimension. Numbers are scores out of 100.
Hot now
- Claude Code76.7
- OpenClaw50.0
- MCP31.7
- Gemini27.9
- Docker16.2
- RAG15.6
- PostgreSQL14.9
- Next.js5.7
- Vite5.7
- React3.3
Adoption
Hiring
- LangChain88.5
- PyTorch88.5
- OpenAI API88.5
- React69.4
- PostgreSQL56.7
- Go56.7
- Rust43.9
- Python37.6
- Docker37.6
- TypeScript37.6
Hype is not hiring
What developers are excited about and what employers are paying for are different lists.
Top 10 by heat
Top 10 by hiring
6 of the 10 hottest technologies have a hiring score of zero (Claude Code, OpenClaw, MCP, Gemini, RAG, Vite): lots of attention on GitHub and Hacker News, but no tracked job postings yet. Meanwhile 8 of the top 10 for hiring barely register on heat (LangChain, PyTorch, OpenAI API, React, Go, Rust, Python, TypeScript). If you are deciding what to hire for, the hiring list is the one that predicts competition for candidates; the heat list tells you what your developers will be asking to try.
All 36 technologies
Sorted by composite trend score. Click a column to sort, or filter by category.
| Technology | Trend | Heat | Adoption | Hiring | Durability | Confidence | What drives the score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code Hype only AI tooling |
38.5 | 76.7 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 35.3 | Medium | GitHub trending repos: 16; Hacker News mentions: 2 (940 points); Package growth signal: 61.9% Sources: GitHub, Hacker News, npm/PyPI |
| React Web framework |
31.0 | 3.3 | 21.0 | 69.4 | 64.3 | High | GitHub trending repos: 1; Package growth signal: 44.6%; Job postings tracked: 8 Sources: GitHub, Stack Overflow, npm/PyPI, Job boards, Indeed |
| Python Language |
28.0 | 0.8 | 45.0 | 37.6 | 45.0 | Medium | Stack Overflow questions last 30d: 457; Job postings tracked: 3 Sources: Stack Overflow, Job boards, Indeed |
| OpenClaw AI tooling |
27.2 | 50.0 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 30.3 | Low | GitHub trending repos: 24 Sources: GitHub |
| LangChain Agent framework |
24.4 | 0.8 | 12.0 | 88.5 | 19.1 | High | Package growth signal: 51.5%; Job postings tracked: 11 Sources: GitHub, Stack Overflow, npm/PyPI, Job boards, Indeed |
| PyTorch AI framework |
22.6 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 88.5 | 14.6 | High | Job postings tracked: 11 Sources: GitHub, Stack Overflow, Job boards, Indeed |
| MCP AI tooling |
22.3 | 31.7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | Low | GitHub trending repos: 13 Sources: GitHub |
| Gemini AI model |
19.9 | 27.9 | 18.1 | 0.0 | 31.6 | Low | GitHub trending repos: 11 Sources: GitHub |
| OpenAI API AI tooling |
18.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 88.5 | 3.1 | Medium | Package growth signal: 42.0%; Job postings tracked: 11 Sources: Stack Overflow, npm/PyPI, Job boards, Indeed |
| PostgreSQL Database |
17.1 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 56.7 | 3.6 | High | Hacker News mentions: 1 (156 points); Job postings tracked: 6 Sources: Hacker News, Stack Overflow, Job boards, Indeed |
| Next.js Web framework |
15.4 | 5.7 | 13.8 | 24.8 | 28.6 | High | GitHub trending repos: 2; Package growth signal: 62.4%; Job postings tracked: 1 Sources: GitHub, Stack Overflow, npm/PyPI, Job boards, Indeed |
| Docker Infrastructure |
13.6 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 37.6 | 2.8 | High | Hacker News mentions: 1 (215 points); Job postings tracked: 3 Sources: Hacker News, Stack Overflow, Job boards, Indeed |
| Go Language |
11.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 56.7 | 0.0 | Low | Job postings tracked: 6 Sources: Job boards, Indeed |
| Hono Web framework |
11.1 | 0.8 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | Low | Package growth signal: 1260.6% Sources: npm/PyPI |
| Angular Web framework |
11.0 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 24.8 | 21.8 | High | Package growth signal: 2.7%; Job postings tracked: 1 Sources: GitHub, Stack Overflow, npm/PyPI, Job boards, Indeed |
| Vue.js Web framework |
9.8 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 31.2 | 12.3 | High | Package growth signal: 10.8%; Job postings tracked: 2 Sources: GitHub, Stack Overflow, npm/PyPI, Job boards, Indeed |
| Rust Language |
9.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 43.9 | 0.9 | Medium | Job postings tracked: 4 Sources: Stack Overflow, Job boards, Indeed |
| Terraform Infrastructure |
8.8 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 31.2 | 7.2 | High | Job postings tracked: 2 Sources: GitHub, Stack Overflow, Job boards, Indeed |
| TypeScript Language |
8.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 37.6 | 4.8 | Medium | Job postings tracked: 3 Sources: Stack Overflow, Job boards, Indeed |
| RAG AI tooling |
8.0 | 15.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 7.8 | Low | GitHub trending repos: 6 Sources: GitHub |
| Ollama AI tooling |
8.0 | 0.8 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 24.1 | Low | Matched GitHub repos: ollama/ollama Sources: GitHub |
| Kotlin Language |
6.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 31.2 | 2.0 | Medium | Job postings tracked: 2 Sources: Stack Overflow, Job boards, Indeed |
| Kubernetes Infrastructure |
6.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 31.2 | 1.2 | Medium | Job postings tracked: 2 Sources: Stack Overflow, Job boards, Indeed |
| Swift Language |
6.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 24.8 | 6.8 | Medium | Job postings tracked: 1 Sources: Stack Overflow, Job boards, Indeed |
| Vector Databases Vector database |
5.7 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 16.8 | Low | Matched GitHub repos: chroma-core/chroma, qdrant/qdrant Sources: GitHub |
| FastAPI Web framework |
5.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 24.8 | 0.0 | Low | Job postings tracked: 1 Sources: Job boards, Indeed |
| Vite Build tool |
4.7 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 16.3 | Medium | GitHub trending repos: 2; Package growth signal: 4.2% Sources: GitHub, npm/PyPI |
| Svelte Web framework |
4.5 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 13.1 | Medium | Package growth signal: 15.0% Sources: GitHub, Stack Overflow, npm/PyPI |
| uv Package manager |
4.1 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 11.9 | Low | Matched GitHub repos: astral-sh/uv Sources: GitHub |
| LLMOps AI tooling |
1.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | Low | Matched GitHub repos: langfuse/langfuse Sources: GitHub |
| MongoDB Database |
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | Low | – Sources: Stack Overflow |
| Flutter Mobile |
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | Low | – Sources: Stack Overflow |
| Mythos AI tooling |
0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | Low | Matched GitHub repos: kyegomez/OpenMythos Sources: GitHub |
| Elasticsearch Database |
0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | Low | – Sources: Stack Overflow |
| Redis Database |
0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | Low | – Sources: Stack Overflow |
| Pinecone Vector database |
0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Low | Matched GitHub repos: pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client Sources: GitHub |
Bold scores are 50 or more (25 or more for the composite trend). Labels such as “Hype only” flag high heat with low adoption and hiring.
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HeatAttention right now: GitHub trending repos (40%), Hacker News mentions and points, Google Trends.
AdoptionBuilders using it: Stack Overflow questions in the last 30 days (45%), package download growth (35%), GitHub stars (20%).
HiringEmployers asking for it: tracked job postings (70%) and the Indeed sector hiring trend (30%).
DurabilityStaying power: all-time Stack Overflow questions (45%), GitHub stars (35%), total package downloads (20%).
TrendThe composite: 35% heat, 30% adoption, 20% hiring, 15% durability.
Each input is scaled 0–100 against the highest value among the tracked technologies, so scores are relative to this set, not absolute.
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