Developer Enablement Briefing — July 22, 2025

Executive briefing: JetBrains released the State of Developer Ecosystem 2025 report on July 22, 2025, covering responses from 27,000 developers across 187 countries. Java remains the most-used primary language in large enterprises, while Kotlin and Rust show the fastest growth in production use. The Eclipse Foundation’s IoT & Edge Developer Survey 2024 adds context for connected-product teams, highlighting security and device management as top challenges.

Key industry signals

Runtime diversification. JetBrains notes 45% of respondents deploying microservices on Kubernetes, with 32% adopting serverless runtimes.
Secure delivery focus. 61% of JetBrains survey participants report using SBOM tooling, while Eclipse finds 57% of IoT builders prioritise over-the-air update security.
Language strategy. Kotlin adoption grew six points year over year, and Rust usage in embedded workloads doubled according to Eclipse’s dataset.

Control alignment

DevSecOps baselines. Align SBOM generation, signing, and attestation practices with JetBrains respondents’ benchmarks to meet U.S. EO 14028 and EU CRA expectations.
Edge security. Map Eclipse security priorities to device hardening guides, covering secure boot, lifecycle patching, and zero-trust connectivity.

Detection and response priorities

Instrument pipeline analytics to ensure microservice and serverless deployments adhere to segregation-of-duties and automated testing controls.
Deploy fleet monitoring for IoT/edge estates, capturing firmware integrity and anomaly detection metrics emphasised in the Eclipse survey.

Enablement moves

Expand training on Kotlin, Rust, and Kubernetes security to match adoption momentum.
Share survey insights with product owners to prioritise OTA security features and SBOM transparency in roadmaps.

Sources

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