AWS Dev Hour focuses on cloud-native app building

By Darryl K. Taft

More training, more developers?

At its re:Invent 2020 conference, Amazon committed to provide free technical skills training to 29 million people globally by 2025.

Low-code/no-code tools and an abundance of free training could help to change the developer landscape in the near term, as far as building more basic applications.

The only cautionary note I’d add is that software development is only one area of need. Cybersecurity in particular also has a desperate shortage of people.

Jason Bloomberg Analyst, Intellyx

However, introductory training and “low-code tools can accelerate and streamline the work of professional developers, but rarely if ever actually enable organizations to reduce their developer headcount,” said Jason Bloomberg, an analyst with Intellyx in Suffolk, Va. “The shortage of qualified developers will continue to be a problem in the years to come, and increased training opportunities can only help.”

Meanwhile, companies offering this type of training also have an opportunity to encourage women and people of color to participate. Not only will these efforts help these constituencies, but the increased diversity and inclusion could lead to better software.

“The only cautionary note I’d add is that software development is only one area of need,” Bloomberg said. “Cybersecurity in particular also has a desperate shortage of people. I’d encourage any company offering developer training to add cybersecurity training to the mix.”

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