y4it - technology trends and the skills you should learn

Technology Trendsand the skills you should learn

for your career or technopreneurship

Who am I?

• CEO & Co-Founder

Orange & Bronze Software Labs

• Technology Director

Philippine Software Industry Association

• Industry Representative

CHED Technical Committee for Computer Science

• Co-Founder

Association of Filipino Java Developers (PinoyJUG)

• Member

Muay Thai Association of the Philippines

Wrestling Association of the Philippines

It's a great time to be a developer

What could they have done with the technology you have today?

Cloud Computing

Computing as a utility- not installed

Types- SaaS

- IaaS

- PaaS

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Fully-functioning applications- Examples: Gmail, Google Docs, Netsuite,

Salesforce, Facebook, YouTube

They expose Web ServicesWeb Services or “Open APIs”

- Third-party developers can build applications that interface with these.

Skill: Web Services Program-to-program communication over the

internet- Function calls on remote machines using HTTP

- Programs can be of different technologies

Examples:Facebook games/applications, workflows on top of

Google Apps, extensions to Netsuite & Salesforce

Types- REST

- SOAP

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Remote infrastructure- servers, storage, support, virtualization...

- fast scaling / auto-scaling

- examples: Amazon Web Services, Rackspace

Skill: Linux Command Line Administration Remote administration is more efficient on

command line- Administering through Remote Desktop is a pain

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

Setting up your own platform

Deploying on your own platform

PaaS

PaaS

Skills

Platforms- Google App Engine, Cloud Foundry (VMWare),

Microsoft Azure

Programming LanguagesGAE: Java & JVM languages, Python

Cloud Foundry: Java & JVM languages, Ruby, Javascript (Node.js),

Azure: .Net languages

The Internet of ThingsThings

January 2010, scientists create a working transistor of only six carbon atoms

August 2010, AT&T and Verizon announce that non-human subscribers exceed human subscribers

on their networks

Ever smaller and cheaper

Self-configuring Embedded Connected to the

internet Everywhere

Welcome toThe Internet of ThingsThe Internet of Things

embedded in everything

interconnected devices, complex networks, massive data

Applications

Skills

Web Services Other important specializations:

– Embedded devices (esp. sensors)• Any CoE, ECE, EEE students out there?• C/C++; Linux

– Cloud Computing & Big Data– Business Intelligence

Agile Software Development

Software development philosophy that is rapidly replacing traditional processes

What is it?- Depends on who you talk to

Schools of thought:Scrum, Extreme Programming, Agile Unified

Process, Kanban, Crystal, dX, Lean, etc

Agile Software Development

Common practices and principles- focus on delivering what the customer really

needs

- high levels of code quality

- intense collaboration and communication

- minimizing waste

- Test-Driven Development

- short iterations (frequent delivery)

Skills

Where to start?– Read on “Extreme Programming”

Other important topics:– Test-Driven Development– Domain-Driven Development– Design Patterns– Version Control & Continuous Integration

Learn to work in teams– Participate in as many projects as possible

• Ideally software projects, but other types of projects are good too

How about Mobile?

Rapid obsolescence of mobile platforms– Palm, J2ME, Symbian, Blackberry...

Businesses value server-side more– More investment on server-side, higher

value of server-side developers Convergence of client-side development on

Javascript and HTML5

Skills

Develop server-side skills as well– Multi-user, thread-safe, scalable, separation

of concerns Consider Javascript & HTML5 over

platform-specific technology– Check PhoneGap

How about Games?

Platform-specific / company-specific skills– Difficult to transfer skills across companies

Local game dev companies tend to be small and unstable

– Still no EA, Activision or Nintendo locally– Limited outsourcing activity

• Because of fragmented platforms

Which operating system?

Linux – most popular server OS~70% server market share

- easier remote administration, historically better stability, no viruses, better use of hardware resources, abundance of open source applications and tools...

Indeed.com:Linux Administrator: $89,000

Windows Administrator: $81,000

Which programming languages should I learn?

Salary survey from Indeed.com:

- Java: $95,000

- C++: $95,000

- C#: $92,000

- Python: $92,000

- Ruby: $90,000

- VB: $85,000

- PHP: $81,000

On top three...

Java & C# offer most flexible opportunities.Highly transferable skills

Useful for both web and mobile

Java → platform independence

C/C++ work tends to be proprietaryLocally, most work is device drivers

Not suitable for web / mobile / enterprise

Entrepreneurial opportunities in embedded devices

• internet of things

Enterprise Development

Enterprise (business) applications offer most job opportunities

Server-side: Java or C#

Client-side: Javascript & HTML5

Prefer to develop server-side skills but compliment with Javascript.

Desktop development – don't bother

Enterprise Development

- Thread-safety

- Separation of concerns

- Domain Driven Design

- MVC and other enterprise patterns

What is

Vision

To create a Filipino technology company admired by the world.

Vision

Contribute to rebuilding the Filipino technology community.

Software Development & Design Clients

Offshore Philippines

Training & Coaching Clients

Other Activities

• Start-up incubation• Sponsorship of

technology events and organizations

• Industry-Academe Linkage

– Conducting teacher training

– Advising CHED, TESDA and PSITE

• Scholarships (soon)

Tiger Awards 2011Kuala Lumpur

most productive investment in workforce; from staff training to social responsibility

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- Highest engineering standards

- Excellent trainers and mentors

- Challenging projects

- Technopreneurship programs

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