📊 Software Industry Trends: Past → Present → Future (2015–2035)
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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