2015 Snapshot - Mobile + Cloud Begin

• Global software market: $407B
• Cloud adoption under 20%
• Rise of REST APIs, Android/iOS boom
• Source: Gartner, McKinsey

2020 - Cloud Maturity + DevOps Rise

• Global devs: ~26M, Cloud: 75%
• CI/CD, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP dominance
• Source: GitHub Octoverse, SlashData

2023 - AI Integration Wave

• GitHub Copilot: 40%+ code AI-written
• OpenAI, LangChain, vector DBs emerging
• AI pair programming increases productivity by 50%
• Source: GitHub Next, McKinsey AI 2023

2025 - AI-Native Development

• LLMs built into IDEs and APIs
• AI-assisted testing, doc generation, bug detection
• Focus on low-code + no-code powered by AI
• Source: Stack Overflow Developer Survey

2030 Vision - Fully Autonomous Dev

• 70% software generated by AI tools
• Roles shift to orchestration, prompt design
• Quantum computing & Web3 begins merging in dev
• Source: Stanford AI Index, WEF

Industry Role Shift

• Product Engineers > Traditional Coder
• System Thinkers, AI Integrators, Prompt Engineers
• Rise of "AI Ops" & "DevRel" as career paths

Skills in Demand 2025+

• System Design, Microservices, TypeScript
• Next.js, LangChain, RAG, Pinecone, Docker
• Soft Skills: Communication, Adaptability, Ethics

Growth Areas & Roles

• Product Engineer, Platform Engineer, DevEx
• AI Software Engineer, AI Trainer, Agent Developer
• Security-focused & Compliance Dev

Career Strategy for Students

• Follow quarterly tech trend digests (e.g., AI Index)
• Portfolio ≠ project list → must show scalability & AI
• Build + Share + Write = Career Growth

Your Action Plan

• Learn: Full-stack + DevOps + AI
• Build: Resume + GitHub + Live Projects
• Migrate: Track Japan/Canada/Germany job paths
• Sources: IBM, McKinsey, GitHub, Stanford, WEF, AIIndex

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