2006 Application Development
Forrester rolled out the crystal ball for the annual forecast of what the next year might bring -- and on the enterprise application development front, they see a slight shift in focus. Here's what they see coming:
So, what does this all mean? Not as much as Forrester would probably want you to think. The really big shift the 2006 outlook predicts is the change in focus from formalized standards and locked in language selection, to selecting the right technologies to solve problems. This, coupled with "high-fidelity prototyping" suggests that the frenetic pace to be responsive, to deliver and be a source of innovation has not changed, and will likely increase.
- Governance -- auditability, traceability and accountability. (And I love that word!)
- Collaboration -- to be enabled with new tools for developers.
- High-Fidelity Prototyping -- "Early adopters are proving the value of being able to create near-perfect simulacra of proposed systems." (I love the buzzwords!)
- (Renewal of) Browser as Client -- rich, interactive and zero-footprint deployment apps via architectures such as AJAX.
- No Formal Standards -- formal standards adoption will decline as new technologies deliver more innovation.
- Multilingual Developers -- development languages are not as important as frameworks. Development landscape will become more diverse.
So, what does this all mean? Not as much as Forrester would probably want you to think. The really big shift the 2006 outlook predicts is the change in focus from formalized standards and locked in language selection, to selecting the right technologies to solve problems. This, coupled with "high-fidelity prototyping" suggests that the frenetic pace to be responsive, to deliver and be a source of innovation has not changed, and will likely increase.
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