How Development Tools Change the Software Industry + Our Cases

Software development is rapidly changing (can’t remember when it wasn’t). The pandemic sped up movement towards remote work and asynchronous communications. War in Ukraine is another external factor that influenced many companies. Our country has a vibrant start-up environment and lots of outsourcing companies. It greatly influenced the landscape of tech. Also, some financial institutions shut off, and investments are not doing the best these days.

The internal factors that are currently reshaping the industry are:

?? no-code/low-code platforms

?? shortage of senior-level developers/full-stacks

?? emerging technologies like AI/ML?

?? web3 and blockchain discussions and changes

From our recent projects in Incora, I noticed that there’s demand for “applications for highly technical audiences”. That means that technical teams want to have apps with certain functions to help them with technical tasks, data, operations, etc.

It’s similar to the ChatGPT interface where you could write code, fix issues, learn new methods, automate processes, and soon connect to other services. Development tools are a middleman between software developers and other tech people in need of the tools.?

Incora’s Cases of Development Tools

We already know about code and text editors, integrated development environments (IDE), debuggers, source control tools, project and task management tools, design tools, code repositories, and continuous integration tools. All of them are made by developers for other developers.? Let’s look at examples in other industries showing how development tools work in practice.?

?? Sumatra

Sumatra is a platform that offers self-service capabilities for data specialists. With help of it, products and services can get a customized solution for handling raw data.

For: data teams, machine learning engineers

Purpose: create real-time feature pipelines using event-based unfiltered data.

?? Plug-In-Search

The platform where the companies can create a foundational framework through the use of adaptable software and services. That helps to continuously track, understand, and improve? compliance posture. The choice of plug-in-search is vast: plugins, cloud services, cybersecurity tools, developer extensions and add-ons, and so on.?

For: any IT specialists

Purpose: provide a marketplace with APIs and integrations.

?? Lines

This project was centered on a platform to build customized APIs. APIs add significant time to developer hours and require backend knowledge. Lines was created to let create APIs by modeling a visualized mind map.??

For: front-end engineers, development teams with less budget, startups

Purpose: create an API builder with a pleasant user interface?

?? RTC-Check

Real-time communications can be tricky in both application development and testing. RTC check makes collaboration times quicker and more efficient. Developers can track updates within speed, bandwidth, and quality of protocols.?

For: QA teams, development teams

Purpose: allow testing real-time communication in apps and test data transfers?

?? Game SDK

With the GameSDK , game designers can easily create thrilling gameplay experiences, such as atomic cash gaming, that enable players to earn real money by completing in-game tasks and collecting rewards. This software development kit is user-friendly and requires minimal coding to integrate into standalone games. As a result, game developers can quickly add blockchain-based features to their games without having to spend countless hours learning new skills.

For: game developers

Purpose: incorporate blockchain technology into mobile games.

Wrap Up

The software industry undergoes major changes and will move toward better developer experiences. The B2C sector might become less crowded in tech and B2B more engaging and appealing to end clients. We would see more super apps with integrated experiences, easy access to AI, and more intuitive interface designs. Incora as a development company could turn ideas into custom software.

I would be pleased to discuss and connect ??