Worldwide Development Languages, Environments, and Tools Forecast, 2024–2028

Worldwide Development Languages, Environments, and Tools Forecast, 2024–2028


This IDC study provides a worldwide forecast for the 2024–2028 period for the development languages, environments, and tools market. The study quantifies the market size of the worldwide DLET market in 2023 and a five-year forecast through 2028 by geographic region and deployment type. This document updates the market forecast included in Worldwide Development Languages, Environments, and Tools Forecast, 2023–2027 (IDC #US49418623, June 2023)."IDC projects strong growth for the developer tools market with a total market CAGR of 15.4% through 2028. Generative AI developer tools are expected to proliferate at the same time that they mature," said Arnal Dayaratna, research vice present, Software Development at IDC. "Rapid innovation in generative AI is expected to catalyze the rapid maturation of new ecosystems of developer tools. That said, the demand for developer tools that specialize in use cases such as cloud-native development, edge-native development, front-end development, back-end development, and full-stack development is also expected to remain robust as enterprises continue to embrace ubiquitous digitization."

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Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Recognize the Importance of Start-Ups in Today's Digital Economy

Contribute to the Reinvention of Developer-Related Education

Recognize Accessibility Considerations Related to the Use of Voice in Developer Tools

Foreground Personalization in Digital Solutions

Market Forecast

Market Context

Drivers and Inhibitors

Drivers

The Continued Democratization of Development

Rapid Expansion of Edge Computing

Enterprise Developers Integrate Generative AI into Enterprise Applications

Inhibitor

Innovation

Significant Market Developments

The Transformation of DevOps as a Result of LLMOps and MLOps

The Maturation of Agents

Importance of Translation to Natural Language–Based Development

Changes from Prior Forecast

Market Definition

Development Languages, Environments, and Tools

Methodology

Historical and Forecast Market Values and Exchange Rates

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