5 Causes Of The 2022 Crisis 😱 In Software Development

It’s coming

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The 2022 crisis in software development is creeping up on all of us.

Before 1985 we all knew the problems with software development. The sky-high prices and the poor record of delivery.

Many of us saw that the 90’s promise of the Internet would lead to the disaster of overpriced companies and broken promises.

Everyone can read the past. What about looking to the future?

We might not know exactly, what the next few years of developers crying 😭into their ramen, is going to look like (sad, perhaps). I would wager the causes of the forthcoming crisis are clear for anyone looking.

So clear, that they can look at the headings below (and witty descriptions) and agree with me. So let’s do that:

The Myth of the 10x developer

Oh man. 10x developers, a rare breed of developers, who have even been requested in job adverts for exciting start-up organizations is a new stick to beat the developer population with.

It has even become a way of insulting existing employees who aren’t performing up to this (invented) benchmark.