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Stack Overflow. (August 2, 2021). Most popular database technologies among developers worldwide as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/794187/united-states-developer-survey-most-wanted-used-database-technologies/
Stack Overflow. "Most popular database technologies among developers worldwide as of 2021." Chart. August 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794187/united-states-developer-survey-most-wanted-used-database-technologies/
Stack Overflow. (2021). Most popular database technologies among developers worldwide as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794187/united-states-developer-survey-most-wanted-used-database-technologies/
Stack Overflow. "Most Popular Database Technologies among Developers Worldwide as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/794187/united-states-developer-survey-most-wanted-used-database-technologies/
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