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2010 was another good year for the software industry, even though software stock prices plummeted due to adverse changes in the economic outlook. Revenues grew 21% on average per company.
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Although the software industry is becoming more and more mature, with no new technology breakthroughs to boost revenues, substantial growth is still possible and likely. After all, customers are still paying maintenance and subscription fees for ‘old’ technology such as databases. Even though the fees are increasing over time, and the amount of new code added to the product is decreasing over time, customers evidently do not want to be stuck with ‘old’ software. This seemingly irrational behaviour is an important revenue driver for the software industry.
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Differing Goals of Software Development
In preparation for a new series of articles which are forth coming on the different roles within software development, I stumbled across the uncharted territory of how different kinds of companies approach software development. During the process of preparing to discuss various software development roles, I realized that the team dynamics are very different between corporate developers, software company developers, and consulting developers. This article will help you understand the different objectives of software development within organizations.
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