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Software engineering industry in 2024 what, why changed in 2 years, what is next

by adeptima on 7/25/24, 2:07 AM with 2 comments

  • by adeptima on 7/25/24, 2:10 AM

    Found it very good, and plain simple.

    Keynote at Craft Conference 2024 video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpPPHDxR9aM

    01:22 Small teams moving faster than before

    03:21 What else is familiar from earlier?

    05:13 What is going on in the tech industry?

    11:13 Root cause #1: interest rates

    18:37 Root cause #2: smartphone & cloud revolution

    20:57 The new reality for software engineers

    23:41 Shopify's preparation to this "new reality"

    25:56 The new reality for software engineering practices

    34:21 Haven't we seen this before?

    Very simple explanation on interest rate impact on VC funding and IPO, and what might come next with related tech bubble, trigger events