The Top Programming Languages Organizations Rely on Are Javascript, Python, and Java

Tidelift's annual managed open-source survey explores how technologists use open source to build applications at work. Over 600 people shared how they use open source software today, what holds them back, and what tools and strategies would help them use it even more effectively.

In this post, we share the sixth of nine key findings. If you don’t wait to wait for the rest of the results, you can download the full survey report right now.

Finding #3: Large Companies Are Burdened by Cumbersome Open Source Approval Processes

In June of 2020, Tidelift fielded our annual managed open-source survey of technologists who use open source to build applications at work. Over 600 people shared how they use open source software today, what holds them back, and what tools and strategies would help them use it even more effectively.

In this post, we share the third of nine key findings. If you don’t wait to wait for the rest of the results, you can download the full survey report right now.

Finding #1: Open Source Use Is Rising During the COVID-19 Recession

In June of 2020, Tidelift fielded our annual managed open-source survey of technologists who use open source to build applications at work. Over 600 people shared how they use open source software today, what holds them back, and what tools and strategies would help them use it even more effectively.

In this post, we share the first of nine key findings. If you don’t wait to wait for the rest of the results, you can download the full survey report right now at the link below. 

Finding #1: Open Source Use Is Rising During the COVID-19 Recession

We’ve written previously at Tidelift about how organizations tend to encourage the use of open-source, even more, when times get tough, in part because it helps them save money. So in this year’s managed open-source survey, we wanted to learn whether the economic ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic were once again putting application development budgets under pressure—and indeed they are.