- Half of the developers thought about leaving due to poor technical piles this year
- A tech stack is more than productivity – it defines many developers
- Storylok CTO calls for full modernization roadmap
Developers’ majority (58%) are considering leaving due to poor and heritage techniques that reduce their efficiency and productivity, new research has claimed.
Of the 200 developers surveyed by CMS firm Storyblok, 86%say they are embarrassed by their current tech stacks, considering leaving as a result of their technical stack in the last one year with about half (47.5%), and considering doing so in the last month, about three (31%).
The greatest frustration of developers is to maintain heritage systems and fix insects on them (27.5%), while many are fed up to deal with non-technical stakeholders (21.5%). At third place, 14% raised the lack of clear requirements and distracting them from a clear end target.
Developers are not happy with in-house tech
In addition to technical dissatisfaction, the developers highlighted that the tech stack they are working with affects their personal image.
Three-fourths of the survey respondents claimed that their technique stack considers their professional identity, one of which (19.5%) one of which defines them as (19.5%) as one. On the other hand, only 2.5% states that it does not matter, highlights the importance of adequate equipment and solution.
In terms of their current tech stack, half (51%) of developers are disappointed with major functionality and maintenance difficulty (47%), while many have mentioned an inconsistency with new techniques and innovations such as AI (31%).
Storylok CTO Alexander Figlustorfer said, “The message of businesses is clear – the old tech stacks are saddened by the point of leaving your developers.”
Only 4%believe with respondents that their current CMS meets their needs, and two out of three (67.5%) states that it holds them back, a better developer experience (29.5%), modern tech stack integration (23.5%), performance and scalaritity (17.5%) and AI united (12.5%).
Feiglstorfer said that pay raise developers are just a temporary fix, and companies must be committed to “modernization roadmap” to improve developer satisfaction and retention.
