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The State of PHP 2024 – JetBrains Blog (blog.jetbrains.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

TL;DR:

State of PHP 2024: Insights from a survey of 2,660 PHP developers worldwide.
Demographics: Predominantly mid-career developers, with a significant portion from Japan, China, and the US.
Gender Imbalance: Majority male respondents; minimal female and non-binary representation.
PHP Versions: 86% using PHP 8, lower adoption compared to PHP 7 in 2020.
Popular Frameworks: Laravel remains the most popular PHP framework.
Development Tools: PhpStorm is the leading IDE, with VS Code gaining popularity, especially among beginners.
AI Adoption: ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot are the most used AI tools among PHP developers.
PHP Foundation: Focus on improving the language, security, and maintenance, with new features and tools introduced in 2024.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

PhpStorm is the leading IDE,

I feel like Jetbrains may be biased 🤔

If they conducted the poll within their community, then of course most of the respondents will be using their IDEs.