Software development predictions for 2010 [Video]

The Web and mobile devices will remain the hot platforms, but not every player may survive through the end of the year

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If I had to choose one phrase to sum up what developers can expect from 2010, it would be “more of the same” — in the best possible way. This year saw the Web and mobile platforms rise to prominence as the key app dev technologies for the enterprise, and this trend will only accelerate in coming months, particularly as the two disciplines converge.

Chrome, SharePoint big winners on the Web

The Chrome browser may be the biggest winner of 2010 — expect its user base to skyrocket. Given Google’s rapid development pace, by year’s end Chrome should be a fully cross-platform browser, with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux ports on equal footing, to say nothing of Chrome OS. The recent addition of extension support will further increase its popularity.

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