Gartner, a leading research and advisory company, recently unveiled the top five strategic technology trends in software engineering for 2024 and beyond. These trends were presented during the Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit, where analysts highlighted the importance of leveraging disruptive technologies to meet business objectives.
According to a Gartner survey of 300 software engineering and application development team managers in the U.S. and U.K, meeting business objectives is a key performance objective for 65% of software engineering leaders. By investing in innovative technologies, software engineering teams can enhance productivity, sustainability, and growth.
Joachim Herschmann, VP Analyst at Gartner, emphasized the impact of these technology trends on achieving business objectives. He stated that early adopters are already benefiting from these disruptive tools and practices, which enable software engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable AI-powered applications while streamlining the software development life cycle.
The top five strategic technology trends for software engineering in 2024 include Software Engineering Intelligence, AI-Augmented Development, Green Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, and Cloud Development Environments. These trends focus on enhancing developer productivity, controlling costs, promoting sustainability, reducing cognitive load for developers, and providing seamless access to cloud-hosted development environments.
Gartner predicts significant growth in the adoption of these trends, with a particular emphasis on the use of AI technologies, software sustainability, platform engineering teams, and cloud development environments. By embracing these technology trends, software engineering leaders can drive innovation, improve efficiency, and achieve their business objectives in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.