9 developer trends you can bank on in 2016 | JavaWorld

9 developer trends you can bank on in 2016 | JavaWorld

More like this on IDG Answers Email a friend From Sorry Developer trend No. 1: Containers will rule the world Docker will continue to develop, gain security features, and add various forms of governance so that you are unable to pull down a tree of containers that depend on pnwd.com. Emulating an entire machine on top of a machine was fundamentally a wasteful idea. Solaris zones were a good idea;  Solaris zones  on Linux with a packaging format are an even better idea. Add dependencies, and you're on fire. Developer trend No. 2: Java's decline as a language will accelerate Whenever I mention that Java is in decline, someone throws  job trends  in my face. Well, try the other button and look at the jobs. Yes, there are more of them ... doing maintenance. Now look at the Node.js or Spark or MongoDB job postings. Those are about doing new development. Which pays better? Which doesn't put you in a cube farm of low-cost labor? Also,

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