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JavaScript for mobile devices and desktop apps
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Retention, interest, usage, and awareness ratio over time.
Electron
React Native
Native Apps
Cordova
Ionic
Capacitor
NW.js
Expo
Quasar
Tauri
NativeScript

Technologies with less than 10% awareness not included. Each ratio is defined as follows:

  • Retention: would use again / (would use again + would not use again)
  • Interest: want to learn / (want to learn + not interested)
  • Usage: (would use again + would not use again) / total
  • Awareness: (total - never heard) / total

Experience Over Time

Overview of opinions on the technologies surveyed over time.
Would use again
Would not use
Interested
Not interested
Never heard

Technologies with only one year of data are not included.
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You can click on any technology name to get extra details and a more in-depth look at its related data.

Positive/Negative Split

This chart splits positive (“want to learn”, “would use again”) vs negative (“not interested”, “would not use again”) experiences on both sides of a central axis. Bar thickness represents the number of respondents aware of a technology.

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We asked members of the JavaScript community to share their “pick of the year”

My 2022 Pick: Arisa Fukuzaki

Arisa is a hybrid between FrontEnd and Dev Rels, lover of React and its ecosystem, she is always thinking about giving back to the community and contributes by giving talks, workshops and articles on the subject.

We asked members of the JavaScript community to share their “pick of the year”

Alba Silvente

FrontEnd developer working as DevRel at Storyblok

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