Most senior developers are embarrassed by their tech stack
Bill Doerrfeld | June 17, 2025
My
latest for LeadDev looks at en eye-opening report from Storyblok.
86% of developers are embarrassed by their tech stack. And, it's causing them to quit.
73% of developers surveyed know at least one peer who quit over this. 58% are considering leaving themselves.
I wrote up a brief blurb about this for LeadDev, including some expert takes.
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