At InfoQ we regularly revisit the topics we focus on based on the technology adoption curve. This article provides a view of the topics which are important to the community at the beginning of 2018.
- There is no longer a question about should an organisation adopt an agile approach to software development – some form of agile is now the norm for software development
- Craftsmanship is becoming more prevelant in software development
- Culture is recognised as a competitive advantage and an attractor for the best people and teams
- Distributed and remote teams are becoming the norm
- Diversity in all its forms matters today
- Ethics in software engineering will become more and more important
- Developer Experience and removing friction in the development process makes a difference to productivity and business outcomes
Source: Engineering Culture and Methods InfoQ Trends Report – January 2018
Craig Smith 