Programming is the future. BUT WHY?
A short and concise writing addressing coding and its impact on the future.
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This article is dedicated to Pulselive and is an attempt to answer the question: Why is coding such a big deal.
What is Coding?
Have you ever wondered what happens when you order food on UberEats? How does the process go from a few clicks on an app to the money being processed all the way to the delivery at your door?
Well, we connect with computers through coding, often known as computer programming. Computer programming is simply writing a set of instructions because it instructs a machine on what to do. For example, you can tell a computer to display information on a screen, or perhaps perform calculations for you.
Learning how to code can offer you endless flexibility in innovating new applications to solve problems and automate manual business tasks, ultimately saving people time or generating new revenue. This ability enables programmers (someone who can code) to create websites and apps, handle data to create business insights, as well as build tools to help other programmers code. With coding, you have the freedom to create anything which can programmatically be solved.
How coding impacts the future
We’ve seen many retailers incorporate new technology to aid us in our shopping journey, from smart shopping devices that allow you to scan on the go, to self-checkout kiosks. The future of the planet is coding as it plays a significant role in digital transformation. Digital Transformation is when a company integrates digital technology within their business areas in order to modernise their applications resulting in quicker time-to-market and unlocking new revenue growth. By going through digital transformation, companies can leverage coding to aid in innovating new applications to solve business problems. Coding is and will continue to become an increasingly sought-after ability. It is the computer industry’s universal language.
As most services and products are becoming more and more digital. Having a good understanding of coding is imperative as the number of professions that require programming abilities will increase tremendously.
In a research led by the Bureau of Labour Statistics it reports that “Demand for software developers” is projected to grow 22% from 2020 to 2030, with about 189,200 openings each year. In fact the unemployment rate for computer programmers is only at 2.7%, below the national average of 4.5% in 2021.
Much of the future is migrating from physical machines to operating in virtual environments (perhaps in the Cloud), and this encourages an environment to allow developers to catch up with the digital trends by programming new applications.
Coding is the Foundation to technological development
Code will be the driving force behind technologies that we never even dared to dream of. Our understanding of how coding will affect the future of technology and, in turn, our daily lives is still developing.
While time may pass swiftly, technological growth happens even more quickly. For instance, ten years ago, driverless automobiles were only a pipe dream. Today, they are being tested by all of the major vehicle manufacturers worldwide. This method depends heavily on the programmers.
Take Tesla for example, a leading designs and manufacturer of electric vehicles, battery energy storage and related products. Here’s what they had to say, “Write fast, memory-efficient low-level code to capture high-frequency, high-volume data from our sensors, and to share it with multiple consumer processes”.
The vehicle is still programmed by the programmers to react to road conditions, activate the windshield wipers, activate the turn signal, or come to a halt in an emergency.
Which firm will succeed in creating the first absolute autonomous vehicle that can be driven on public roads in the UK?
One thing for sure will be the companies with the most talented group of coders.
The plot twist
Low-code development employs a hybrid technique that produces a system that incorporates standard coding and no-code production. Low-code frameworks can be used by people who aren’t very good at coding but at least have a basic understanding of it to hone their abilities or further customise their webpage or other digital product. Even if low-code software requires more work than no code does, the development cycle is nevertheless greatly accelerated.
No-code software, a type of rapid application development geared toward non-developers, is best suited for those without any coding experience. No-code platforms are a favourite among business owners, independent contractors, and creative types because they don’t require any coding skills to operate.
This is so that anyone can design software using different tools such as drag-and-drop & make use of a variety of different ready made templates, which are predicted to advance beyond the writing of line-by-line instructions for the computer. Some examples of this is the likes of Shopify and Wix.com.
Shopify is software that allows you to create, manage, and maintain your own online marketplace operating successfully on a regular basis. The software is easy to use and includes a large selection of themes to quickly and effortlessly establish any website. It was created for individuals without advanced design or technical competence.
Similarly, Wix allows users to customise their own personal site with the wide range of customisation templates provided, change themes, colours and even add widgets and much more.
BUT…
Even though these technologies will undoubtedly make software development more accessible, programming will still be required. In addition to designing and maintaining the tools, software developer roles will also enable innovation outside of the framework that others build.
In summary
Programming is a talent that can not only lead to a fulfilling and exciting profession, but also leads to work in one of the Global industries that is RAPIDLY growing.
Today’s coders contribute to almost every aspect of our daily lives and operate in a wide range of sectors. Even though much of what we do involves programming, it has a significant impact on practically everyone.
You might want to pick up a new skill 😉!
This article was reviewed by:
Mehdi Dahmani — Customer Engineer @ Google
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