- In 2023, more and more developers will start using AI technology and also attempt to build AI-based applications.
- The number of generative AI projects based on the foundational models of companies like OpenAI has skyrocketed, with some even making it into the top 10 of the most popular open-source projects.
- About 92% of developers are using or experimenting with AI coding tools.
- 93% of developers use Git to build and deploy software.
- In 2023, the number of projects on the GitHub platform reached 420 million, an increase of 27%, of which the number of public code repositories reached 284 million, an increase of 22%, and the number of public generative AI projects soared to 65 thousand, an increase of 248%. The total number of contributions to all projects for the year reached 4.50 billion.
- The number of private projects on GitHub grew by 38%, accounting for more than 80% of all GitHub activity.
- Developers are increasingly using Git infrastructure-as-code (IaC) workflows, standardized cloud deployments, and Dockerfiles, containers, and other cloud-native technologies.
- JavaScript is again the most popular programming language, with Shell and Hashicorp Configuration Language (HCL) also showing growth. TypeScript surpassed Java to become the third most popular language.
- Open source artificial intelligence innovation is diverse, and the top artificial intelligence projects are owned by individual developers. Analyze the top 20 open source generative AI projects on GitHub, and some of the top projects are owned by individuals.
- By 2030, the productivity gains that developers will benefit from generative AI are expected to contribute $1.50 trillion to the global economy and 15 million additional “effective developers” worldwide.
- Generative artificial intelligence is driving a significant increase in individual contributors to generative artificial intelligence projects globally, up 148% year over year, and the total number of generative artificial intelligence projects also increased 248% year over year.
- The number of worldwide developer accounts on GitHub grew by nearly 26 percent, bringing the total to more than 100 million.
- The United States continues to be the largest developer community in the world, with more than 20.20 million developers and an annual growth rate of 21%.
- Developer communities in Asia Pacific, Africa, South America, and Europe are growing rapidly. India, in particular, added 3.50 million developers in 2023, an annual growth rate of 36%. Singapore has the highest developer growth rate in the Asia Pacific region at 39%.
- According to current growth rates, India is expected to overtake the United States as the largest developer community on GitHub in 2027.
Detail:https://github.blog/2023-11-08-the-state-of-open-source-and-ai/