In times of recession, economic crisis and a pandemic that has left a lasting imprint on people for years to come, in this uncertain climate and difficult period for humanity, organizations need to set and commit to strategic goals and initiatives such as cost reduction, margin improvement, rapid growth or the adoption of new business models.
Technology and software development companies are an essential component of this process. Today, we’ve chosen to introduce you to the top software development trends that business leaders should be watching this year, regardless of their business goals, presented by RST Software.
Top 5 Software Development Trends in 2023
AI goes mainstream
By the end of 2022, powerful AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney have surprised us with their creative potential. The emergence of such tools is slowly changing the debate about both AI and software development. While previously it was mainly focused on the reassurance that the technology posed no risk to the creative work of artists, musicians, writers and even programmers, the global community is beginning to notice these risks. In an article for Forbes, author Nelson Granados warns that the overuse of AI could kill creativity and diversity of thought.
And recently, a news story came out mentioning that creators will seek their rights through legal means due to the excessive interference of AI in their creativity.
Maximum development efficiency
The focus on accelerating software delivery and improving the developer experience is not new, but the coming years will see more efforts to maximize it as a trend in software development. According to Gartner, by 2026, 80% of software engineering organizations will establish platform teams as internal providers of reusable application delivery services, components, and tools.
This means software developers will increasingly be able to rely on off-the-shelf components offered by enterprises in addition to open source software.
Proliferation of industrial cloud platforms
Industrial cloud platforms transform cloud computing into business platforms that offer a variety of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS related to a specific industry segment within the platform, where they are typically purchased elsewhere. They are more flexible and relevant and help enterprises adapt their processes and software applications faster. In line with this software development trend, cloud services for the automotive industry or cloud solutions for banking are already available on the market from various providers.
Greater resilience with digital immunity
As the risk of cybercrime increases, methods to protect systems and their users need to be constantly developed. Predictions are that enterprises will continue to use increasingly innovative ways to become more digitally resilient, and these efforts can be seen among the latest trends in software development.
Cyber immunity is being realized through a more comprehensive approach to cybersecurity that combines observability, AI-assisted testing, machine learning, chaos engineering, auto remediation, object reliability engineering, and software supply chain security, all of which are being used to increase the resilience of products, services, and systems.
Real-time observability
Businesses are collecting unprecedented amounts of data and have already learned to use it to their advantage – big data analytics, as well as Business Intelligence practices, are widely used in decision making across all industries. The latest trends in software development show that enterprises are learning to use observable data to further reduce time from action to reaction and make predictions for the future.
