Original link: The State of PHP 2024 / Laravel News.
From JetBrains "State of Developer Ecosystem Survey".
| Area | 2020 | 2024 | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experience | N/A | 3-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-15 years and 16+ years almost same size | PHP developers are middleaged developers |
| Age | N/A | 25-29, 30-34, 35-39 and 40-49 almost same size | |
| PHP version | 26% 5.x 96% 7.x |
12% 5.x 44% 7.x 86% 8.x |
Old versions are still used but lots of progress over 4 years |
| Framework: Laravel WP Symfony CodeIgniter Yii Drupal CakePHP Zend+Laminas |
50% 22% 24% 12% 9% 5% 7% 6% |
61% 23% 21% 11% 8% 5% 4% 5% |
Laravel is king |
| Unit tests: PHPUnit Pest DIY (nothing) |
50% 0% 11% 36% |
50% 13% 8% 36% |
36% not writing unit tests are embarassing |