Have you ever thought to yourself, “Today’s world would be so much richer if we had 29 kinds of hummus?” Neither has Stephanos Bacon, Senior Director of Portfolio Strategy for Red Hat Application Platforms. His entertaining presentation moved from the options available to humans hungry for hummus to a discussion of the bewildering array of choices available to developers and architects. Although too many choices can be a bad thing1, it’s important to understand what choices are relevant today and that the relevance of those choices is always shifting.
There are several things that don’t change, however. Some of the concerns that have been with us since before the dawn of time2 include:
- Making developers as productive as possible
- Balancing productivity with governance and compliance
- Delivering software predictably and in a timely manner
- Making software as robust as possible
- Prioritizing usability and accessibility
But beyond these goals, there are three factors that are always in flux:
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