Which language or technology  do you think would drive the software indutry in the future.?
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Depends on market:\nJava, SOA and web services in the enterprise market.\n.net in the small/medium business market.\ndirect3d and directplay in the entertainment market.
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Globalization is all about communication. I believe that the Internet hands down is the most advanced technology. I don't believe that this needs explanation.  If you want a specific application it has to be the web browser.  If you need a programming language, I would suggest the server side scripting languages such as PHP, ASP, or JSP.
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customizing the software for users in a certain kind of business or providing software maintenance.\n\nthose would be the 2 areas that seem useful.
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Thats another reason, why world need to move from propietary software to opensource/free software.
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It depends what you are programming.  I use fortran daily but I do alot of scientific computing on super computers.  c++ is good for this too, but I prefer fortran.  Java is quite popular for user interface type of programming like the internet.  I think pascal has seen better days.  Also for scientific computing I think that Matlab is going to be one of the leading languages real soon.
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Hopefully the Y2K "concern" forced us to look more to the future in regards to programming and data storage. I think all developments now are just building and improving on previous designs and processes, so there should be greater adaptability.
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It depends on what you mean by "new software"...\nThere is a new OS (Operating System) that is to be officially released by Microsoft by the end of the year; Vista...There is also a new Office to be released too...\n\nHope I answered your questions...
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Highly electronic!  They are putting computer microchips in everything already, and I expect that trend to continue.  I suspect privacy will be a thing of the past, except perhaps for the top bureaucrats, who have the privileges once accorded to the top bureaucrats in the Soviet Union.  There will be much less transportation, because many if not most people will either not have jobs in the conventional sense, or work on-line.  Automation will have made most low-end jobs obsolete.  Transportation will be mostly for recreation and shipping.  Small personal air cars are likely.  Language will have fragmented into specialized subcultures, almost indecipherable to one another.  (You see that already in these questions and answers, with the "newspeak" created for cell phone text messages.)  Hand-made goods will be rare and expensive, but mass produced materials will be much more customized.  You will be able to order to your specifications over the internet, and receive the finished goods by UPS or its successor within a day or two.
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well unless the humna race dies out, I would think there will be major advancements in the field of computers.  Right now they are playing with Quantom computers, we should see thoughs in the home in about 20 odd years.  Right now the Dual-processor chips are coming to market, so things are changing already.
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microsoft is your answer
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It depends o what you want to do with it. java is widely used ut a bit bulky and has too much of legacy. Python and ruby are new entry - etter designed, ut low in acceptability. smalltalk is almost extinct now. For AI lisp is good.\n\nFor job probably java is safe bet. But no language is difficult to master once you have grasped one properly, and no language will last for life time. So you got to learn a few.\n\nI would vote for java, ruby & lisp - in that order...
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I would say just about any, depending on what you want to control and with what (computer, microcontroller). Usually C, or C++, but also BASIC, VB, and Assembly among others.
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You can create, depends what languages(software) U know,
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money wise.... probably knowledge in Linux, networking especially, since most industries are now switching to Linux, and people who an set it up, are few and far between.\nprogramming. will always be a need for programmers.\n\nfun wise. building them, id say. get to build dream machines, at someone elses expense :)
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I quite disagree with Darrius. The law of accelerating returns and Moore's law make it inevitable that by no later than 2040 we will have advanced so far technologically that we will be able to do all that they do in the Matrix movies and more. We won't need  a huge spike driven into a hole in the back of our heads though. (Ever hear of wireless networks?)\n\nWithin a decade or two we will be able to supplement our brains with implants allowing us to parallel process (multi-task), enjoy instant and total memory recall, and communicate via the then ubiquitous, wireless Internet with other people or computers including being able to download information. \n\nThis is just scratching the surface. Check out my source links and hang on, we're all about to go on one heck of a ride.
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either information or technology\n=)
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VB .Net is going ot be here. It has a very nice future.