New trends for Software Developers

“Efficiency, Ease of use and customization are the three pillars of success for any software technology. The period is over when hardware devices were ruling the industry; now even to run a small hardware device properly, we need millions of lines of software codes!! It can be said that, there is software as the heart of hardware. With time, the complexity and performance of software applications or products has increased magnificently and hence the pressure on the software developers. But again, we must consider the beauty of nature i.e. “Necessity is the mother of Invention!” and the same holds good for software industry as well. Lots of efforts are provided by the R&D departments of top IT giants of the industry to make the life of software developers much easier through advanced technologies”.

JavaScript framework: Gone are the days, when we used JavaScript for alerting an error message or creating a pop-up window to impress our colleague; now industry has understood the true potential of JavaScript. JavaScript can not only be used for front end programming but also for back end programming. JavaScript is not only blazing fast but also super efficient. Initially, JavaScript libraries were developed to provide better user experience and to lessen the effort of the software developer in a magical manner. But, now industry is loaded with powerful JavaScript frameworks that can handle all front end and back end needs for any application. Google has come up with its flagship JS framework i.e. AngularJS, whereas there are other competitors in the industry like NodeJS, BackboneJS and EmberJS to name a few. These frameworks are extremely flexible and powerful enough to meet the demands of the industry. The best part is it can be integrated with modern web technologies like HTML5, CSS3 etc to make future proof web solutions.

CSS frameworks: Customization is something that makes sense when we consider user experience. For impactful user experience we need rich visual graphics and better look n feel for any web application. To achieve the same, there is CSS for software developers. But, when it comes about cross platform compatibility and responsive web design, it becomes a pain for the web developer. Just like any other frameworks, there are many productive CSS frameworks introduced recently to make the style design both prominent and of higher standard. SAAS and Compass are two major CSS frameworks of the industry and they are highly popular among the developers in creating breath-taking web pages. At the same time, it also encourages the software developer to write beautiful code that is both well maintainable and extremely stable.

JavaScript CSS combo framework: Imagine when performance and customization comes together; what could be the result? It is simply splendid, isn’t? The power of JavaScript and the flexible design concept of CSS can change the whole world of any web application. Twitter Bootstrap is one such magnificent piece that possesses both the feature of a CSS framework and that of a JavaScript framework for excellent web application. You need not to bother about cross platform compatibility or cross browser compatibility since all are taken care by the Bootstrap framework itself. It can handle iOS, Android or Windows without much hassle. In fact, there are millions of inbuilt high performance classes, functions and tricks to help any web developer in creating amazing web pages with less effort but with more accuracy. A web designer can also create responsive web application with Bootstrap for different form of hardware devices.

Responsive web technology: Crafting web pages for optimum viewing and user interaction experience is the main theme for Responsive Web Design or RWD. The population of smart phones and smart devices is increasing at an exponential rate for last few years and the trend is on its way to create even bigger and larger canvas in the industry. The wider range of smart devices with a wide range of screen sizes, screen resolutions and hardware constraints can spoil the user experience if not properly taken cared by the web designer. Even Orientation of a device needs to be traced by the developer so that he can impart the best possible user experience. The client is also demanding for a mobile version of his web application for better customer experience. It can be achieved with responsive web design i.e. providing similar user experience irrespective of device, platform or resolution. There is a huge buzz for responsive web designers in the industry and it is supposed to grow further considering the fact that there is growth of mobile users in future.

Single page website: The next generation IT philosophy is to create smart sites instead of websites. The best way to convey our message to the audience is the simplicity. We must deliver our message or information to our customer in a simple story telling manner. For the same web developers are developing attractive, interactive, immersive and emotional web pages to connect with the target audience. Instead of many cumbersome web pages, we can make it simple through a single page web application. That single page will definitely attract the user to go through the contents in a seamless and easy to digest manner. BackboneJS, AngularJS etc are the new generation single page web design platform for software developers. These frameworks are helping in developing intuitive web applications for different platforms and devices with extraordinary emotions for the user. The best part is, through single page web application we can eliminate unnecessary navigation and hence providing better emotional satisfaction and higher conversion rates.

Smart apps: Smart phones and smart tablets are becoming the integral part of modern user in a very less span. The number of smart apps is increasing at stiff rate to fulfil the ever changing demand of the user. Software developers are creating highly useful and beautiful smart apps for different platforms like Android, iOS and Windows etc. Experts have already predicted that the number of users of smart devices will increase further in coming days. Hence there is a strong potential for smart app developers in the industry to meet the high expectations of the industry. Almost every sector is now integrating their web application with smart app to reach and provide better user experience. E-commerce business is getting warmer with the introduction of smart apps in the industry. Hence it creates a win-win situation for both the developers as well as for the industry with a common intention to provide utmost user experience.

Mindfire Solutions, a 16 year old offshore software development company has been living on the edge since its existence tapping on to the constantly changing times in software development. Known to follow its own heady mix of Agile Methodology, Mindfire’s software developers have proved to be technically ahead of the curve with great importance given to acquiring knowledge and getting certified in technologies that they are passionate about. Visit our website to get to know more about us.