Software development industry is one of the fastest growing industries today and software developers are in demand everywhere in the world. At the same time, the future of work is a hot topic — on one hand, there are hopes that future of work will mean more opportunities for anyone, anywhere, working fewer days and hours, access to better tools and so on. On the other hand, many concerning questions have been raised such as will robots replace humans, will artificial intelligence throw ethics and moral out the door, will we be more wired yet less connected to each other at work and home, and so on.
While I do not have answers to a lot of the questions, this is what I know for sure. The future of work is going to be much different than work we know today and thus will require different mindsets and skills from people to navigate their careers. Whether it is for the better or for worse depends on all of us as we evolve our way of thinking and working. Today, I’d like to share with you five changes that I anticipate and what it means for you in your software development career.