- Half of the developers have thought of quitting smoking due to bad technological batteries this year
- A technological battery is more than productivity – it defines many developers
- The CTO of Storyblok calls for a complete modernization roadmap
The majority (58%) of the developers are considering smoking due to the poor and inherited technological batteries which reduce their efficiency and their productivity, said new research.
86%of the 200 developers interviewed by CMS Storyblok say they are embarrassed by their current technological battery, with almost half (47.5%) planning to quit smoking in the past year because of their technological battery, and almost one in three (31%), considering doing so in last month.
The greatest frustration of developers is to have to maintain inherited systems and correct the bugs on them (27.5%), while many are also tired of having to deal with non -technical stakeholders (21.5%). In third place, 14% increased a lack of clear requirements and changing priorities to them from a clear end goal.
Developers are not satisfied with internal technology
In addition to technological dissatisfaction, developers stressed how the technological battery with which they work affect their personal image.
Three -quarters (74%) of survey respondents said their technological battery considerably influences their professional identity, with one in five (19.5%) going as far as it defines them. On the other hand, only 2.5% say that it does not matter, stressing the importance of adequate tools and solutions.
With regard to their current technological batteries, half (51%) of developers are frustrated by a lack of key functionality and maintenance difficulty (47%), while many have noted incompatibility with more recent technologies and innovations like AI (31%).
“The message to companies is clear – the obsolete technological batteries make your developers unhappy to the point of leaving,” noted the director general of Storyblok Alexander Feiglstorfer.
With only 4%of respondents believing that their current CMS corresponds to their needs, and two out of three (67.5%) indicating that it retains them, better developer experience (29.5%), modern integration of technological battery (23.5%), performance and scalability (17.5%) and IA integration (12.5%) are among the most desired improvements.
Feiglstorfer has added that remuneration increases are only a temporary solution to pacify developers, and that companies should engage in a “modernization roadmap” to improve the satisfaction and retention of developers.
