The Results Are In: JS 2023 Trends

2023 Top Trends and Tools for JavaScript Developers

Last year, close to 40,000 (double from last year) JavaScript developers were asked to identify the most popular, emerging, and waning tech in 2023. The annual State of JavaScript Survey, run by Sacha Greif and Eric Burel, and sponsored by Google (and others), focused on rendering frameworks, testing tools, mobile and desktop development, and other building tools. Plus, different technologies based of the retention rate and user count. The data gathered from the report are varied and vast. I encourage anyone interested in reading the entirety of the survey to visit www.devclass.com.

Mobile and Desktop App Development:

• The highest retention was?Tauri,?a new open-source toolkit used to build cross-platform desktop apps. Its core libraries are?written in Rust and boasts security and reducing resource usage.?
• React?retains its first-place position as the?most widely used front-end framework, with Angular pulling up into second place.
• The most interesting framework most JS devs want to learn is Svelte, followed by Solid.
• Among rendering frameworks, Next.js came in first place, followed by Gatsby. Note: JS developers are as interested in learning Next.js as much as they want to learn SvelteKit and Astro.?

In Programming Language:?

• Electron?was #1 for building cross platform desktop apps, even though its retention levels have started to drop off, but still one of the top 5.?
• Interestingly, only?5% surveyed used Tauri, but it looks like its usage is increasing.?
• The?most popular toolkit is Electron, followed by React Native and Cordova.?
• The most used?frontend framework is React at 82%,?followed by Angular and Cue.js.?
• Svelte?usage is growing and is the top framework developers?want to learn.
• ?Svelte and Solid take top place by retention at 89% and 90%.?
• Reacts retention has fallen to 83%?with Angular retention growing.

JavaScript is integral to the Internet experience as developers build increasing complex and interactive applications used in search engines, e-commerce, content management systems, responsive design, social media and phone apps. Without JS, none of the above would be possible. Hence, this survey remains important in not only forecasting trends, but in documenting the evolution of JS as technology continues to advance.