Future Predictions 🔮

The future is but a reflection of our imagination, the past is but a memory, ... all we have is the now.

Note: It is easy to over-estimate the effect of technology in 2-5 years and severely underestimate effect in 10+ years.

Less of:

Full Stack developers
- JavaScript
- ReactJS
- VueJS
- NodeJS
- GoLang
DevOps
- Infrastructure automation
- Enterprise Cloud Computing
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code
  - ServerlessJS,
  - Terraform,
  - AWS CloudFormation
  - ...
Data Science
- Python
- Possibly Julia or other new, faster Data-first language
- Auto ML
Voice controlled everything
- Alexa Toolkit
- Google, Siri will eventually make competing toolkits
- Programming voice with voice?
(Relatively) Cheap robots
- Baby Boomers
- Millenials
Code of Ethics for Programmers and Data Scientists
Climate Change
- Electric Vehicles
- Self-driving cars
- Renewable Energy
- Flooding near coasts
- Droughts
Hype Cycle
- Unicorns (>$1B startups) 🦄
  - Hype cycle: boom, bust (now), and new normal
- Machine Learning / AI 🤖
  - Hype cycle: boom (now), bust, and new normal