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Day by day something changes in our lives. New technologies, educational models, fashions, and lifestyles change. In the same way, software development is subject to change.
For developers, 2018 was a year of extremely rapid change. Technologies ranging from blockchain to artificial intelligence were trending throughout the year.
A Gartner report from last year said there was strong growth in IT. That said, the industry is expected to grow by 8.3 percent in 2019. Often, the percentage of growth for a particular industry depends on the innovations that are represented in it. For example, in IT, new trends have emerged thanks to the hard work of full-stack developers.
The technologies are changing and being refined every year. The Statista report publishes this data: by 2021, the use of blockchain around the world will increase dramatically, if we compare the data with 2016.
In this article, we'll talk about trends in software development in 2019.
So, at the top of the list is artificial intelligence. This is the kind of software development that can think and analyze like a human. Recently, more and more companies are moving to AI if they need it at that moment. Artificial intelligence is even being used in health care.
The second is blockchain. Aimed to simplify banking transactions by creating a single registry of data.
The blockchain industry is growing, because at the moment, many services need such software.
Small code development. It refers to this special type of software and web applications that resembles a Lego constructor. It looks like the applications are assembled from individual parts.
The programming environment has its own standards, rules, and policies that are constantly improving and becoming more complex. Small code development can solve this problem. Even if the customer understands nothing about programming, he can understand and customize his project on his own.
Low-code development is definitely the right solution for corporate software, but in case companies need complex solutions it cannot be used.
Code quality. In the era of intensive development of technologies, it is important to choose the right programming language and be very attentive to such a notion as "code quality".
Programming languages are on the fifth place in the list. Because of its flexibility and adaptability, the majority of full-stack developers use Javascript. Thus, for example, the poll compiled by Stack Overflow showed that Node.js became the most popular programming language. It received almost 50% of the votes. In second place is Angular - 39,6%. React, .NET core and Spring are also popular.
The sixth place went to Progressive web applications (PWA). They have the difference with mobile applications in the speed of loading, ease of development and the presence of push notifications. They work on the Service Worker script, and at the moment, mobile application development companies are focusing on PWA applications.
Cybersecurity. This point implies that software developers should pay maximum attention to the threat of personal data leakage. According to the Wipro report, almost all industries face this problem. So companies turning to the software industry to protect their data is creating a cybersecurity trend.
Number eight is outsourcing. This is an unqualified trend for 2019, as many companies are choosing to work with third-party developers without hiring them on staff.
IoT or Internet of Things. More than 127 new devices connect to the Internet every second around the world. Thus, as of 2018, more than 23.14 billion devices were already connected to the Web. This number is projected to rise to 26.66 billion devices by the end of 2019. IoT applications are an advancement in software because the technology can link all technologies together.
Experts in the field predict that 90% of cars will be connected to the IoT by 2020, which will provide additional activity for transportation, supply chain and logistics in general.
Mixed reality. AR, augmented reality, and VR, virtual reality, together form mixed reality. At the moment, AR is showing incredible growth because of the integration into mobile applications. So there is a demand for AR developers at the moment. And while VR requires high technical characteristics of devices, AR has no such thing. That said, in 2019, VR will have a different purpose besides being used in games. Walmart plans to use VR to teach its employees how to serve customers. Also, the U.S. Army is already using Microsoft HoloLens for military training purposes.
