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The Benefits of Hiring Dedicated Developers for Emerging Technologies

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses are continually seeking innovative solutions to stay ahead of the competition. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), blockchain, augmented reality (AR), and the Internet of Things (IoT) offer exciting possibilities for enhancing operational efficiency, improving customer experiences, and creating new revenue streams. 

However, harnessing these technologies effectively often requires specialized knowledge and skills that go beyond what a typical in-house team can provide. This is where hiring dedicated developers becomes a strategic advantage.

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Access to Specialized Expertise

Emerging technologies are complex and rapidly evolving. By hiring dedicated developers, businesses can tap into a pool of experts who possess the specific skills necessary to implement these technologies effectively. For instance, a dedicated AI developer will have in-depth knowledge of algorithms, data analytics, and neural networks, allowing them to create robust AI solutions tailored to the business’s needs. This specialized expertise is crucial for ensuring that projects are executed efficiently and effectively.

Cost-Effectiveness

While hiring dedicated developers might seem like a significant upfront investment, it can be more cost-effective in the long run. Building an in-house team requires considerable resources for recruitment, training, and retention. In contrast, outsourcing to dedicated developers allows businesses to minimize overhead costs. Companies can hire dedicated shopify developers for specific projects or durations, thereby avoiding the expenses associated with maintaining a full-time team. Additionally, dedicated developers often come with their own tools and technologies, further reducing costs.

Flexibility and Scalability

The needs of a business can change rapidly, especially in the realm of technology. Dedicated developers offer unparalleled flexibility. Businesses can scale their teams up or down based on project requirements. If a company is launching a new product that requires intensive development, they can quickly bring on additional developers. Conversely, when the project is complete, they can reduce the team size without the complications of layoffs or restructuring. This adaptability is essential for businesses that need to respond swiftly to market demands.

Focus on Core Competencies

By hiring dedicated developers, businesses can allow their in-house teams to concentrate on their core competencies. Instead of spreading their resources thin by trying to tackle complex emerging technologies, organizations can delegate these specialized tasks to dedicated developers. This enables in-house teams to focus on strategic initiatives, improving productivity and innovation. Moreover, dedicated developers can work in tandem with existing teams, providing the necessary support without disrupting the workflow.

Faster Time to Market

In the tech world, speed is often a key competitive advantage. Dedicated developers are typically experienced professionals who can quickly get up to speed with a project. Their specialized knowledge allows them to navigate challenges more efficiently than a generalist team. This expertise can significantly reduce the development cycle, enabling businesses to bring their products to market faster. In a landscape where consumer preferences shift rapidly, being first to market can lead to substantial rewards.

Quality Assurance and Support

Dedicated developers bring a wealth of experience in developing high-quality solutions. Their focus on best practices in coding, testing, and deployment ensures that the final product meets industry standards. Additionally, many dedicated development teams offer ongoing support and maintenance services, which are crucial for emerging technologies that require regular updates and adjustments. This continuous support helps businesses adapt to new challenges and stay relevant in a changing technological landscape.

Access to Innovative Solutions

The realm of emerging technologies is characterized by continuous innovation. Dedicated developers are often at the forefront of these advancements, keeping abreast of the latest trends and best practices. By hiring such professionals, businesses can leverage cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions that may not be available through in-house resources. This access to the latest tools and methodologies can lead to significant improvements in product performance and user satisfaction.

Risk Mitigation

Implementing emerging technologies carries inherent risks, including project delays, budget overruns, and technology failures. Hiring dedicated developers who specialize in these areas can help mitigate these risks. Their expertise allows them to foresee potential challenges and implement strategies to avoid them. Additionally, dedicated developers are often well-versed in compliance and security considerations relevant to emerging technologies, reducing the likelihood of regulatory issues or data breaches.

Enhanced Collaboration and Communication

When businesses hire dedicated developers, they typically engage with teams that are experienced in collaborating with various stakeholders. This experience leads to better communication between developers, project managers, and business leaders, ensuring that everyone is aligned on goals and expectations. Clear communication helps prevent misunderstandings that can lead to project delays or failures, fostering a more productive working relationship.

Long-Term Partnership Opportunities

Building a relationship with dedicated developers can lead to long-term partnerships that benefit both parties. As businesses evolve and their technological needs change, having a trusted team of dedicated developers can streamline future projects. This established relationship allows for smoother onboarding and collaboration on subsequent projects, reducing the time and resources needed to get started.

Conclusion

Incorporating emerging technologies into a business strategy can provide a significant competitive edge. However, the complexity and specialized knowledge required to effectively implement these technologies can be daunting. Hiring dedicated developers offers a multitude of benefits, including access to specialized expertise, cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and enhanced quality. 

By leveraging the skills of dedicated developers, businesses can not only accelerate their projects but also ensure that they are harnessing technology to its fullest potential. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, investing in dedicated development teams may be one of the most strategic decisions a business can make.

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The Power of Innovation: Developers at the Forefront of Emerging Technologies

The Power of Innovation

Over the last couple of years the tech industry has experienced several waves of disruptive innovation with the introduction of self-driving cars or Metaverse. While these high-profile technologies steal the headlines, the hidden gems like AI-assisted programming hold the power to reshape the world. 

In the 22nd edition of our Developer Nation Survey, we have shared some valuable insights on how the landscape of emerging technologies is being shaped by one of the key players – developers. Read on and uncover some interesting truths about what the future of emerging technologies might look like!

  1. The adoption of AI-assisted software development is the third-highest of any other emerging technology

It’s immediately apparent that AI-assisted software development captures developers’ interest – the possible impacts on working practices, careers, and remuneration are especially salient to 67% of developers. This interest is not purely hypothetical or academic – 14% of engaged developers are actively working on AI-assisted software development, and adoption of this technology is the third-highest of any emerging technology. We can’t say for sure if developers are building or simply using these technologies, though, given their complexity and novel status, it’s likely that many of these adopters are using AI-assisted development as part of their workflow rather than actively developing the technology itself. 

We are already seeing the effects of low- and no-code tools on the democratisation of software development, and with 46% of developers reporting that they use such tools, they pervade beyond the citizen developer well into the professional realm. AI-assisted development is a logical addition for many developers looking to increase their development velocity, and indeed, we see that developers who do 75% or more of their development work using low- or no-code tools (20%) are four times as likely as those who don’t use them at all (4%) to be currently working on AI-assisted software development.

  1. Computer vision, robotics, and blockchain technologies command high levels of engagement though NFTs seems to be losing popularity

Further down the list, stalwarts such as computer vision, robotics, and blockchain (cryptocurrencies and other applications) command high levels of engagement amongst developers, though NFTs – another crypto-adjacent technology – has much lower engagement, with just 48% of developers working on, interested in, or learning about it. This said, the money-making potential of NFTs has not gone unnoticed by developers – 11% of those engaged report that they are currently working on the technology, making this a potentially profitable niche for those who do get involved. In fact, all three crypto-adjacent technologies have high adoption and learning rates – for each, at least 30% of engaged developers are actively learning about the technologies.

Blockchain technologies, including cryptocurrencies, have experienced the largest increase in engagement in the last 12 months, with interest in crypto currencies increasing by 14% and interest in non-crypto blockchain applications increasing by 15%, but adoption of this technology has stagnated, increasing by a single percentage point in the last 12 months

  1. The growth in adoption rates has stagnated but developers are expanding their interest horizons 

Interestingly, we see that, compared to the previous year, growth in adoption rates has stagnated across the board. Part of this is due to the changing landscape of emerging technologies that we track, but careful examination of the change in engagement rates shows that many more developers are becoming engaged with a wider range of emerging technologies. In fact, the absolute adoption rates (the proportion of all developers working on a technology) have remained largely unchanged in the past year – developers have widened their interests but this has not yet trickled down to their working practices. 

  1. Metaverse is experiencing one of the highest learning rates outside the blockchain/crypto space

The Metaverse is another technology that has recently garnered a lot of interest, bounding into the public eye in October – likely coinciding with Facebook’s name change to Meta. We see that a healthy 53% of developers are engaged with this technology, but adoption is low, at 9% of engaged developers. This is likely because the Metaverse is still being defined.

Becoming a ‘Metaverse developer’ is a perplexing journey as it combines several contributing hardware and software technologies – extended reality (XR), networking, graphics, optics, machine learning, and blockchain, to name a few – many of which have yet to reach maturity, lots of developers will be waiting to see what the future holds. Indeed, 28% of engaged developers say that they are currently learning about the Metaverse, one of the highest learning rates outside the crypto/blockchain space. Many of these developers are likely positioning themselves to make the most of a possibly lucrative new technology. 

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Decoding development trends: The 17th State of the Developer Nation Report is out

Decoding development trends: The 17th State of the Developer Nation Report is out

Every six months, the Developer Economics Survey captures the voice of more than 20,000 developers globally. Our surveys engage developers working across mobile, desktop, IoT, cloud, web, game, AR/VR, machine learning development and data science, decoding development trends.

The 17th Developer Economics survey ran between June and  August 2019. The data analysed provided really interesting insights about the different developer profiles out there.

For instance, one in three developers are all-rounders. Only one in five declare themselves as specialists. There are almost four times as many introverts (37%) as extroverts (10%) among developers. This is a significant difference from the 2:1 ratio in favour of extroverts found in the wider community.

We also included several unusual labels, uncovering, for example, that there are double the number of night owl developers than early birds (29% compared to 14%).. What time is it with you right now?

2X night owl developers compared to early birds (29% compared to 14%

Javascript remains the Queen

Looking, into programming language trends we found that JavaScript remains the queen with a community of over 11M active developers. On the second tier we have Java (6.9M) and Python (6.8M).

Our data challenges the assumption that developers’ language use is relatively stable over time. Instead, it seems that developers drop and adopt new languages all the time, depending on their needs and on their running projects.

Kotlin is the rising star among programming languages. It moved up from 11th to 8th place in just a year.

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Growing interest and adoption in 5 emerging technologies

We saw a significant increase in developers’ involvement and adoption of five technologies in the 6 month period ending Q2 2019. These are DevOps, mini-apps, computer vision, cryptocurrencies, and fog/edge computing. For DevOps in particular, the percentage of developers who are either interested in it, learning about it, or have already adopted it increased from 66% to 70%.

Computer vision, on the other hand, saw a noticeable growth in the number of developers involved in it.  Meanwhile, the share of those developers who are actually adopting it increased only slightly.

Interest in robotics and quantum computing also increased.

However, the share of interested developers that are working on the technology dropped.

ŸInterest and adoption in blockchain applications other than cryptocurrency, conversational platforms/voice search, drones and biometric technologies remains constant.
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Streaming games and extending reality

ŸJust 16% of professional and 10% of hobbyist game developers say they are actively working on designing games for streamers to live-stream their gameplay to an audience. Gameplay streaming is mostly associated with brand promotion and revenue generation. Therefore, the difference between professional and hobbyist interest is to be expected.

One in five AR/VR game developers design for gameplay streaming. This might be because they are the most comfortable with different models for their games, on emerging hardware and across new business channels.

Decoding development trends across regions and screens

  • 2 out of 5 app developers in Asia build apps for messaging platforms and/or chatbots.
  • 34% of mobile developers used cross-platform frameworks in the last 12 months (40% of professional mobile developers, 33% of hobbyists and students).
  • Almost one in four mobile developers opt to use React Native.
  • 31% of mobile developers whose primary target is iOS are using React Native. This compares with 21% of those who primarily target Android.

You can read the full State of the Developer Nation report here.

We look forward to decoding development trends in our next report. You can help shape the trends by taking the 18th Developer Economics survey here!