The State of Django 2026: Boring is so back

> PostgreSQL has been the database of choice for 76–79% of respondents for five consecutive years

> htmx is closing in on React

> Only 10% of respondents said they regularly use no AI tools for coding, while 58% of AI users use them every day and another 27% several times a week.

> The interfaces are split almost evenly across the browser, the IDE, and the command line, and no tool dominates: Claude Code leads at 35%, with ChatGPT just behind at 33% and GitHub Copilot at 23%.

> And for all the attention on agents, a majority of AI users — 56% — still use it purely for chat and advice.