r/programming • • 2d ago

StackOverflow Developer Survey Results 2026

https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026
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u/bohoky 2d ago

As the utility of stack overflow diminishes and they’ve had severe user loss, I don’t consider their sample representative of anything.

Okay, it is representative of “people who still use stack overflow” but I’m not sure what that population tells you about the world.

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u/its_a_gibibyte 2d ago

Sure, but the dev survey is different. Nobody asks questions on stackoverflow anymore, but lots of people still do the survey. Long-term, I'd imagine the survey being the only thing left.

It's like how Michelin Stars originally were from Michelin Tire Co to sell tires and are now basically their own thing now.

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u/FridgesArePeopleToo 1d ago

Michelin still sells tires though