Eighty-one percent of open source developers think that open source development leads to code that has better quality and security, according to the 2024 Open Source Developer Report from the Linux Foundation.
This year’s report focused on “the specific needs and strategies that open source developers employ to advance their careers,” but it also asked developers about the overall value of open source software (OSS).
Those findings include:
In regard to career advancement, the report found that “59% of respondents perceived value in keeping up with open source ecosystems by attending professional events.”
Other strategies include:
See more details in the 2024 Open Source Software Developer Report.
This article originally appeared on the ADMIN website and is reprinted here with permission.
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