preface

I believe that more applications are going to be released in the next decade than in the previous decade to the 10th power. This exponential growth is going to be driven by modern deployment technologies like containers and container orchestration, along with the explosion in the use of generative AI tools. While the tools and technologies might change, I am certain that more applications will be deployed.

I have seen software go from floppy disks to compact disks (CDs), to cartridges (for game consoles), to DVDs, and ultimately to the internet. As the format of distribution changed, so did the number of applications that were released; they increased exponentially. Even if each physical format change did not see this exponential growth, the internet definitely did. I grew up in a time when I never had to write a single line of code that required a disc or cartridge for the app to work. My programming and web development skills were developed on the internet.