141 - Web Development Guide for 2022

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Web Development Guide for 2022

• Web assembly won’t replace JavaScript.
• TypeScript won’t replace JavaScript.
• GitHub actions won’t replace you.
• Next.JS won’t replace PHP.
• PHP won’t replace Python.
• AWS will continue to build more stuff that you don’t need but will be require you to use it for unrelated but coupled tasks.
• Google Cloud will keep playing catchup.
• Docker will continue to be the containerisation tool of choice.
• Podman will not replace Docker.
• Microsoft will sell developer focused laptops. Dell has done this but Microsoft could bundle the laptops with pre installed developer software tools.
• Microsoft will attempt to by a Linux laptop manufacturer.
• Kubernetes will continue to dominate the cloud.
• Web 3 will not replace web 2.
• Web services that offer subscriptions will introduce their own block chains and wallets.
• A games manufacturer will release their own wallet and coins/tokens which can be exchanged for in game purchases or game expansions.
• Open source could be funded by crypto.
• A Spotify like company that focuses solely on podcasts could pay artists/creators based on the number of listeners or listen time. This could be done via the blockchain.
• We will see more JavaScript frameworks with "meta" and "web 3" buzzwords their titles.
• More NPM hacks.
• More developers will try and downsize their dependancies using micro frameworks.
• GraphQL won’t replace REST.
• NoSQL won’t replace relational databases.
• Job requirements will start to require experience with the blockchain and dapps.
• Serverless won’t replace servers but serverless technology will become more popular and it will be a sought after skill.
• CI/CD will become the norm.
• In the next Covid lockdown or the next set of restrictions, the job market will be better then it was during the first lockdown
• Remote working will become the default for all levels of developer.
• VR will improve but we won’t need to put a helmet on to go to a meeting.
• FaceBook or Twitter will start selling promoted adverts with crypto currencies.
• API’s will still be king.
• Headless CMS’s will become more popular.
  

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