\n What a year 2024 was! Notably, it was the year of elections, with\n nearly half of the world's population eligible to vote across 64\n different ballots. As you might imagine, this unprecedented\n potential for change brought significant uncertainty, prompting\n many industries to play it safe until the outcomes became clearer.\n This led to a challenging and highly competitive environment for\n companies like Entelect. Nevertheless, thanks to the dedication\n and determination of our incredible people, we adapted to these\n changing times and even earned a few awards along the way.\n
\n\n In the IT & Technology sector, developments in Generative AI\n showed no signs of slowing down. We saw a massive push toward\n simplifying AI adoption—from Microsoft's Copilot being integrated\n into their offerings, to Google's AI Insights enhancing search,\n and Apple's Intelligence rolling out toward the end of the year.\n
\n\n Closer to home, our Entelect State of Technology Survey had some\n interesting insights!\n
\n\n Kicking off with programming languages, we observed declines in\n many of the more popular languages —C#, JavaScript, and TypeScript\n all lost traction across our projects. The mighty Java held\n steady, while Python and Kotlin usage increased noticeably. We\n also noted a resurgence in native development, with Flutter\n continuing to be a leading force in cross-platform development.\n
\n\n Encouragingly, we saw fewer people using standard Notepad as their\n text editor. Many of you will probably be shocked to see that VS\n Code lost ground for the first time, with more historic\n alternatives regaining popularity. Notably, Vi/Vim had an\n incredibly strong year, with usage more than doubling to 19% among\n Entelectuals.\n
\n\n The Data space also experienced notable shifts, with\n non-relational database usage experiencing strong growth. Azure\n Blob Storage overtook Postgres to become the second most-used data\n storage platform on Entelect projects. Mongo climbed onto the\n list, with it being incorporated into 10% of the projects. Redis,\n despite a high-profile licensing debacle, still managed to see\n steady growth this year.\n
\n\n Within Entelect, we continued to live out our mantra of “Growth\n isn't Optional.” The 10th Anniversary of Tech Accelerator\n attracted the largest turnout yet, with roughly 20% of the company\n taking part. Thankfully, the team was more than prepared for this\n surge, launching a new portal that made signing up and\n participating easier than ever.\n
\n\n We also moved forward with our amazing DevDays, where Fight Clubs\n once again proved to be a crowd favourite. However, 2024 was\n bittersweet for DevDay, as our colleagues in the Netherlands left\n the Global DevDay to host their own inaugural DevDay—a resounding\n success they plan to continue.\n
\n\n Lastly, the Entelect Challenge remained a highlight, with the\n finals taking place on the main stage at Comic Con. This year's\n Sproutopia theme, inspired by Land-io, delighted participants and\n spectators alike, attracting 479 players to the main competition!\n
\n\n With more stability in 2025, we are optimistic that things will be\n moving at a rapid pace this year! We are excited to see how AI\n continues to embed itself in our day-to-day lives, and to see how\n we can capitalise on the world economy starting to look up.\n
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