Software development is not a child’s play. Right from the conception of an idea to all the way to its development and launch, herculean efforts are required to ensure that everything meets the requisite standards.
To top it all, the website development landscape is evolving continuously and therefore it should not come as a surprise that a technology that was once revolutionizing the development vertical, has now taken a backseat. Since the year 2017 is about to end, let’s take a recap of the trends that were introduced this year and continue to dominate the development world.
1. Open Source Remains to be The KingOne of the central forces that have been driving the development world for sometime now is none other than open source. This technology remains to be the secret behind all those successful companies who, without any doubt, incorporate both the culture and code of open source. It is this technology, which has aided us in carrying out numerous innovations, right from the programming languages to the operating systems.
If you desire to be a part of this community, the only solution is to keep up with this technology trend. And for the brands that are turning a blind eye to the incorporation of open source to both their coding and culture, should either look forward to transforming the way they work or get ready to fade away.
2. It’s Time to Let Go of the Old Development ModelsThe software architecture and company systems play a vital role in defining the overall life of an enterprise. In the absence of proper attention to the internal processes, the enterprises can be adversely affected. Compromised security, overrun schedules, loss in the overall project costing, and aging of servers, being some of them.
The need of the hour is to adopt the new technologies that will enable you to focus on growing your business whilst ensuring that your internal development processes are going on in a perfect manner. Serverless architecture, XaaS, containers, microservices, etc. are some of these technologies. Don’t hesitate in leaving the old school methods behind and carrying on with these new technologies.
3. Machine Learning Backed by Open SourceThe technology giants have welcomed machine learning with wide open arms. But it’s not alone this time. Open source is being significantly paired up with the machine learning to make a strong impact across innumerable industries. Right from IBM to Microsoft, brands revamped their processes to proffer their best.
Just imagine the revolution that will be witnessed if open data sets are opened for Siri and Cortana and are deployed for customer aid. This data-fed learning will surely revamp the ways in which the businesses make decisions, deliver information, and set up operations and engineering teams.
4. Your Business Development is All About Your Software DevelopmentThe notion that all your business development is affected by the software development should not come as a surprise to you. The changes that emerge from software development, data teams and operations are the center of attention of the entire transformation.
Being technology professionals, you are playing a great role in transforming the way how the enterprises are being directed towards success with software development services. Making better and informed decisions, providing the best data to stakeholders for assisting them in making well-informed decisions, and ensuring the stability and security, are some of the aspects which you are taking care of. You have a lot of responsibilities up your sleeve. 5. Putting Customers FirstWhen it comes to serving your customers by planning, deploying the software or creating customer portals in your business, a lot of parameters have to be taken into consideration. Budget, enterprise goals, and the overall budget are a few of them. Whilst it is necessary to ensure that all these things are taken care of, nothing should precede over the actual customer.
The key is to discuss and plan out everything with your clientele before you get working on any project. Before you embark on the journey of creating everything out of the scratch, ensure that your customer is at the epicenter of all the processes. It’s necessary for the developers to make through this journey successfully while striving towards success.
The key to stay ahead in software development is to keep in line with the latest trends as it will enable you to drive discernible positive consequence both for your business and your clients. Want to emerge as the leaders? Connect with Octos Global to get the best solutions for offshore software development.