TOP SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN 2021

Apurva Joshi, DigitalOcean's Vice President of Products, says the year 2020 was a turning point for app developers. For operating in a primarily digital environment, companies and businesses have accelerated their technology roadmaps, and software development patterns reflect the vital role developers can play in how their customers will achieve profitable and adaptable businesses. "The developers of the software are the ones who are building solutions to this year's unprecedented challenges, and they are the ones who have the power to determine what the post-pandemic world looks like," he says.

Joshi shares his outlook on the in-demand solutions you can expect in the new year, software development patterns to follow, the role emerging technology can play, and how developers approach security to provide you with knowledge and insights as you prepare for 2021.

What effect has the pandemic had on software development?

The acceleration of the digital transformation is real and quite dramatic. From home policies and tooling, many businesses have urgently embraced remote work. Millions of businesses are struggling to provide a digital/online presence. Access to cloud services and tools that boost the competitiveness, agility, and time-to-market of developers would be natural winners in the digitally transformed world. The paradigm shift towards building applications using the offerings of Platform as a Service (PaaS), serverless, and Software as a Service (SaaS) would accelerate, resulting in technological developments that by providing additional abstraction layers further reduce complexities.

Many software development firms will apply cutting edge technology in software development in the coming year.

With the growth of online companies, the development of websites and applications, there has been a change in software development. The functioning and security of the software are improved by emerging technology and innovative software development tools. With COVID-19, the need for productivity and efficiency practices across companies and organizations has increased, so cutting-edge innovations are being implemented to implement applications. The following trends will henceforth form the trends in software development in the year 2021.

RPA Bots Integration during Developing Software

Automation is thriving in all markets worldwide at the rate of creativity. BFSI and the healthcare industry have automated redundant paperwork to apply human expertise to substantial and urgent activities with a small workforce to maintain operations. The incorporation of RPA will improve software development in the year 2021 due to its robust framework.

Big data analytics in software development

Companies and organizations worldwide have used big data to gain insights and understand patterns in the coming year. The data analysis space will be improved by software creation with the integration of Hadoop and Apache Spark. Big data analytics will encourage the software development room in the coming year.

Integrating AI into the development of software

Artificial Intelligence is regarded as one of the industry's most significant innovation-driven innovations. With booming AI adoption, AI-integrated applications would boost business-to-business operations. For web portals or online stores, this would be directly useful for evaluating consumer actions.

Blockchain integration

The Blockchain continues to gain traction through industries. It maintains accountability when referred to as a digital ledger. Incorporating Blockchain into software development processes can help deter fraud, and during the business operation, install advanced security features.

Internet of Things incorporation in App Development

The use of IoT would move from building sensor-integrated devices to integrating IoT into the production of apps. The engineers would be able to scale without any challenge to their programming skills by incorporating IoT sensors into the software development process.

Native App Development's Rise

They will be one of the fastest-growing software development trends in 2020 because of their increased demand from software development companies. Individual computers support native Applications. It enriches the user experience and enhances the app's flawless performance across industries.

Improvement of continuous Software Development Integration

This makes it possible to minimize the feature delivery period, make bug fixing frequent and effective, and build software development flexibility.

Cloud-Centric Software Development  

Cloud technology has exceeded its users compared to last year owing to the remote working standard. It is extensively deployed across different industries. Shortly, the development of apps will be more cloud-centric, and Developers will process all data in the cloud during the software development process.

Transition towards DevSecOps

The software development process is undoubtedly made simpler by DevOps. However, the development team will also maintain security monitoring and manage the software operations without any security expert's assistance.

Cross-Platform and development of hybrids

In the coming year, this latest trend will help reflect the change in the software development process. As the name suggests, the app will be designed in a hybrid way to compromise functionality and time-to-market for the coding process across mobile platforms.