Ask HN: Which tech specialities will be in greatest demand this coming decade?

9 points·mikemajzoub··7 comments

Based upon your observations within the industry, which tech specialities do you believe will be in greatest demand this coming decade? (e.g. Machine Learning, Distributed Systems, Embedded Systems / IoT, etc.) Why?

View on HN

Machine learning and big data analysis. There are going to be more and more devices and apps spewing a firehouse of data, and someone needs to make sense of that data. More importantly, computers will need to make decisions based on that data.

Yes to that. Internet of things won't make any less data either :)

A decade is a long time in the tech world.

Machine learning and big data are already getting a lot of interest but if you want to see trends, you can refer to companies like Google, Miscrosoft, and Facebook investing humungous amounts of capital on forms of Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality.

This has the potential to disrupt many industries if executed well and as a result, specialists in those fields will be in high demand.

Full stack web development using Javascript frameworks on the frontend and backend.

Formal verification skills for ASIC. Can't believe the IoT hype with the current software, if there will be an IoT it will be build on hardware.

Quantum Computing

Cognitive Biomimicry applied to extending human lifespan which will solve for extended space travel.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com