Almost half of development shops using Java also use the lightweight, open-source, Java-based Spring Framework, according to an Evans Data survey. Application developer productivity and reduced complexity stand out as key reasons for using Spring in building enterprise applications.A recent Evans Data survey shows that adoption of the Spring Framework has
grown substantially and continues to grow rapidly.
According to the Evans Data study, which looked at organizations of all
sizes, 73 percent of all organizations responded that they use Spring or plan
to use Spring within two years; 47 percent responded that they are already
using Spring today; and 83 of organizations with 500 or more developers said
they are using Spring today.
Officials at SpringSource, the company behind Spring, said these results
further confirm preliminary results from a 2008 Java Trends Survey compiled by
The ServerSide, which shows a 78 percent adoption of Spring. Indeed,
SpringSource refers to Spring as the de facto standard in enterprise Java, in
that Spring is a means of increasing developer productivity and combating
complexity in today's enterprise application infrastructure market.
"In years of conducting research, it is rare that a single
enterprise-class application technology has near 50 percent penetration, and
then soars to near three-quarters adoption in such a short time," said
John Andrews, president and CEO of Evans
Data. "The research clearly demonstrates significant adoption of Spring,
based on clear, concise and measurable benefits."
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