Category Archives: Trends

Juniors vs Seniors

“We hear that the job market for junior software developers is dead, while the market for senior ones is thriving. I do not dispute this, I dispute the interpretation of it. It is completely unrelated to AI. Here is why: … Continue reading

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How many software developers are there?

It is hard to check the credibility of any estimate of the current and future numbers of software developers worldwide. Bjarne Stroustrup points out that counting developers is hard and that not everybody defines “developer” in the same way. Still, this … Continue reading

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IDC: “Accelerating enterprise decision intelligence with AI agents”

Here is a link to the white paper, published by IDC in Nov-2025: “Decision intelligence allows enterprises to leverage continuous and intelligent decision cycles, where information flows seamlessly from data collection to execution and feedback. In essence, it is a … Continue reading

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Forrester 2026 Predictions

The time to fill developer positions will double: (Link)

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DecisionCAMP-2025 Poll Results

During DecisionCAMP-2025, we conducted the poll “Using LLM-based tools in the Decision Intelligence Context“. This poll pertained solely to Operational Repetitive Business Decisions. It contained 13 questions about the use of LLMs for the various decision automation tasks. Here are the … Continue reading

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The next platform shift is coming

Linas Beliunas painted a quite dark picture for Microsoft, comparing its future to the collapse of DEC. “DEC missed the platform shift. PCs rose. IBM adapted. DEC died. AI could do the same to Microsoft. If AI agents replace SaaS, … Continue reading

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“Jobs are not disappearing, mediocrity is”

Marco Montali: “Despite the recurring, unsupported hyped statements on disappearing jobs: jobs are not disappearing, mediocrity is. A mediocre programmer, a mediocre journalist, a mediocre expert will likely be out-of-market. It is now time to tell people that they have … Continue reading

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Gartner Stock Down 49%

Forbes: Gartner Stock Down 49%. Learn Why, What CEO Can Do, And Whether To Buy $IT

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The glorification of mediocrity

Stéphane Dalbera posted on LinkedIn: There’s a troubling narrative spreading across LinkedIn:“To help beginners, we must dumb everything down.”—Strip down the language.Avoid abstractions.Stick to the bare minimum.Pretend the standard library barely exists.—Let’s call this what it is: The glorification of … Continue reading

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AI Index Reports

Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI): “The mission of the AI Index is to provide unbiased, rigorously vetted, and globally sourced data for policymakers, researchers, journalists, executives, and the general public to develop a deeper understanding of the complex … Continue reading

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