Web App Evolution: From Servlets to Agentic AI - A 10-Year Technical Journey
🚀 The Decade That Transformed Web Development
In 2015, I was writing XML configurations for Spring beans and deploying WAR files to Tomcat. In 2024, I'm building AI agents that write, deploy, and scale web applications autonomously. This is the story of how web development evolved from monoliths to microservices to serverless to agentic AI – with the scars, victories, and lessons learned along the way.
🎯 The Web Development Evolution Timeline
Over 10 years and 200+ web applications across Oracle, Nissan, Bazaarvoice, and Freshworks, I've lived through the most transformative decade in web development history. Each era brought new paradigms, new tools, and new ways of thinking about scalable applications.
Performance Metrics:
- 🌐 200+ Web Apps Built across enterprise and startup environments
- 🔧 25+ Technology Stacks from legacy enterprise to modern cloud-native
- 📈 7 Deployment Eras from manual WAR files to AI-powered deployment
- ⚡ 50x Performance Gains through architecture and tooling evolution
📅 The Seven Eras of Modern Web Development
Era 1: Java Servlets + Ant (2015-2016)
"XML everywhere, reflection magic, and classpath nightmares"
The Context: Enterprise applications that needed to "just work" with existing Oracle infrastructure. Every project was a monolith, every deployment was an event.
🏗️ The Monolith Era
Technology Stack: Java Servlets, JSP, JSTL, Apache Tomcat, Ant build system, Oracle DB
Deployment: Manual WAR file uploads to shared Tomcat instances
Pain Points: XML configuration hell, classpath conflicts, no dependency management
Build Time: 15-20 minutes for full rebuild
What I Built Then:
<!-- build.xml - The 500-line monster -->
<target name="compile" depends="init">
<javac srcdir="${src.dir}"
destdir="${build.dir}/classes"
classpathref="compile.classpath"/>
<copy todir="${build.dir}/classes">
<fileset dir="${src.dir}" includes="**/*.xml,**/*.properties"/>
</copy>
</target>
<target name="war" depends="compile">
<war destfile="${dist.dir}/${app.name}.war" webxml="${web.dir}/WEB-INF/web.xml">
<fileset dir="${web.dir}"/>
<lib dir="${lib.dir}"/>
<classes dir="${build.dir}/classes"/>
</war>
</target>
The Reality Check:
- 🔥 Hot deployment meant restarting the server and losing all sessions
- 🐛 Debugging required attaching to remote JVMs and prayer
- 🚀 Scaling meant buying bigger servers and load balancers
- 📦 Dependency hell was solved by copying JAR files manually
Era 2: Spring Core + Maven + SOAP (2016-2017)
"IoC containers, XML beans, and WSDL contracts"
The Paradigm Shift: Dependency injection changed everything. Suddenly, code was testable, configurations were centralized, and we had actual build management.
🌱 The Spring Revolution
Technology Stack: Spring Core, Spring MVC, Maven, JAXWS, SOAP, WSDL
New Concepts: Dependency Injection, Aspect-Oriented Programming, Convention over Configuration
Game Changers: Automatic dependency resolution, integrated testing, standardized project structure
Build Time: 5-8 minutes with incremental compilation
The Spring Configuration Evolution:
<!-- applicationContext.xml - The beginning of sanity -->
<bean id="userService" class="com.oracle.service.UserServiceImpl">
<property name="userDao" ref="userDao"/>
<property name="emailService" ref="emailService"/>
</bean>
<bean id="userDao" class="com.oracle.dao.UserDaoImpl">
<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource"/>
</bean>
<!-- SOAP Web Service Configuration -->
<jaxws:endpoint id="userServiceEndpoint"
implementor="#userService"
address="/userService"/>
SOAP Web Services Reality:
@WebService(serviceName = "UserService")
public class UserServiceImpl implements UserService {
@WebMethod
public UserResponse getUserById(@WebParam(name = "userId") String userId) {
// The beauty of strongly-typed contracts
User user = userDao.findById(userId);
return UserResponseMapper.toResponse(user);
}
}
What Changed My Mind:
- ✅ Testable code: Finally could unit test without database connections
- ✅ Centralized configuration: One place to rule all dependencies
- ✅ Standardized builds: Maven solved the "works on my machine" problem
- ⚠️ SOAP complexity: WSDL generation and client stubs were still painful
Era 3: SOA Architecture + Enterprise Service Bus (2017-2018)
"Service-oriented everything, XML message routing, and ESB complexity"
The Context: Oracle's push toward Service-Oriented Architecture meant breaking monoliths into services that communicated through Enterprise Service Buses.
Monolith vs SOA: The Great Transition
🏢 Monolithic Applications ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Single deployable unit with all functionality Best for: Simple applications with single team
Pros:
- Simple deployment model
- Easy local development
- No network latency between components
- Simpler debugging and monitoring
Cons:
- Technology lock-in
- Scaling bottlenecks
- Team coordination issues
- Single point of failure
🔄 SOA with ESB ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Services communicating through Enterprise Service Bus
Best for: Large enterprises with multiple systems
Pros:
- Service reusability
- Technology diversity
- Better team separation
- Centralized service governance
Cons:
- ESB becomes bottleneck
- Complex message routing
- Vendor lock-in
- Over-engineering simple flows
The SOA Stack Reality:
<!-- Oracle Service Bus Configuration -->
<servicebus:service name="UserService">
<servicebus:routing>
<servicebus:condition>
<servicebus:expression>$header.operation = 'getUser'</servicebus:expression>
<servicebus:action>
<servicebus:route>UserServiceImpl</servicebus:route>
</servicebus:action>
</servicebus:condition>
</servicebus:routing>
</servicebus:service>
Key Lessons from SOA Era:
- 🎯 Service contracts matter: Well-defined interfaces became crucial
- 🚦 Governance overhead: Every service change required approval chains
- 📊 Monitoring complexity: Tracking requests across service boundaries
- 💸 ESB licensing costs: Enterprise software comes with enterprise price tags
Era 4: Spring Boot + REST APIs + SaaS (2019-2020)
"Convention over configuration, embedded servers, and cloud-first thinking"
The Game Changer: Spring Boot eliminated XML configuration hell and made microservices actually viable. Suddenly, you could build a production-ready service in hours, not weeks.
🚀 The Spring Boot Revolution
Technology Stack: Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, REST APIs, Embedded Tomcat, MySQL/PostgreSQL
Paradigm Shift: Convention over configuration, embedded servers, opinionated defaults
Cloud Integration: AWS SDK, Docker containers, horizontal scaling
Development Speed: From weeks to hours for new services
The Spring Boot Magic:
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/users")
public class UserController {
@Autowired
private UserService userService;
@GetMapping("/{id}")
public ResponseEntity<User> getUser(@PathVariable Long id) {
return userService.findById(id)
.map(ResponseEntity::ok)
.orElse(ResponseEntity.notFound().build());
}
@PostMapping
public ResponseEntity<User> createUser(@RequestBody @Valid User user) {
User savedUser = userService.save(user);
return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(savedUser);
}
}
@Entity
@Table(name = "users")
public class User {
@Id
@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
private Long id;
@Column(nullable = false)
private String email;
// Spring Data JPA magic - no DAO implementation needed!
}
@Repository
public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long> {
Optional<User> findByEmail(String email);
List<User> findByCreatedDateAfter(LocalDateTime date);
// Spring Data generates implementations automatically
}
SaaS Application Patterns That Emerged:
# application.yml - Configuration as code
spring:
datasource:
url: ${DATABASE_URL:jdbc:postgresql://localhost/myapp}
username: ${DATABASE_USERNAME:app}
password: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD:secret}
jpa:
hibernate:
ddl-auto: validate
properties:
hibernate:
dialect: org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect
format_sql: true
redis:
host: ${REDIS_HOST:localhost}
port: ${REDIS_PORT:6379}
management:
endpoints:
web:
exposure:
include: health,info,metrics,prometheus
endpoint:
health:
show-details: always
Era 5: Microservices + Docker + CI/CD (2020-2022)
"Containerize everything, deploy independently, scale individually"
The Context: At Bazaarvoice, we needed to handle massive traffic spikes during Black Friday while maintaining 99.99% uptime. Microservices became a necessity, not a choice.
Performance Metrics:
- 🌐 200+ Web Apps Built across enterprise and startup environments
- 🔧 25+ Technology Stacks from legacy enterprise to modern cloud-native
- 📈 7 Deployment Eras from manual WAR files to AI-powered deployment
- ⚡ 50x Performance Gains through architecture and tooling evolution
The Docker Revolution:
# Multi-stage Docker builds for optimal size
FROM maven:3.8-openjdk-11 AS build
WORKDIR /app
COPY pom.xml .
RUN mvn dependency:go-offline
COPY src ./src
RUN mvn clean package -DskipTests
FROM openjdk:11-jre-slim
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=build /app/target/user-service.jar app.jar
# Non-root user for security
RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos '' appuser
USER appuser
EXPOSE 8080
HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s \
CMD curl -f http://localhost:8080/actuator/health || exit 1
CMD ["java", "-jar", "app.jar"]
CI/CD Pipeline Evolution:
# GitHub Actions - The new deployment standard
name: Deploy User Service
on:
push:
branches: [main]
paths: ['user-service/**']
jobs:
test:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
- uses: actions/setup-java@v3
with:
java-version: '11'
- name: Run tests
run: mvn test
- name: SonarQube analysis
run: mvn sonar:sonar
deploy:
needs: test
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Build Docker image
run: |
docker build -t user-service:${{ github.sha }} .
docker push registry.company.com/user-service:${{ github.sha }}
- name: Deploy to Kubernetes
run: |
kubectl set image deployment/user-service \
user-service=registry.company.com/user-service:${{ github.sha }}
kubectl rollout status deployment/user-service
Microservices Communication Patterns:
// Service-to-service communication with resilience
@Component
public class NotificationServiceClient {
private final RestTemplate restTemplate;
private final CircuitBreaker circuitBreaker;
@Retryable(value = {Exception.class}, maxAttempts = 3)
public void sendNotification(NotificationRequest request) {
circuitBreaker.executeSupplier(() -> {
return restTemplate.postForObject(
"http://notification-service/api/notifications",
request,
Void.class
);
});
}
@Recover
public void fallbackNotification(Exception ex, NotificationRequest request) {
// Fallback to message queue for later processing
messageQueue.send(request);
log.warn("Notification service unavailable, queued for later: {}", request.getId());
}
}
Era 6: Kubernetes + Serverless + Cloud-Native (2022-2023)
"Infrastructure as code, auto-scaling, and pay-per-execution"
The Paradigm Shift: At Freshworks, we moved from managing servers to orchestrating containers. Kubernetes became the new operating system, and serverless functions handled event-driven workloads.
☸️ The Kubernetes Native Era
Technology Stack: Kubernetes, Helm charts, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation
New Concepts: Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, Observability, Chaos Engineering
Operational Benefits: Self-healing infrastructure, automatic scaling, zero-downtime deployments
Cost Optimization: Pay only for what you use, automatic resource management
Kubernetes Deployment Manifests:
# kubernetes/user-service/deployment.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: user-service
namespace: production
spec:
replicas: 3
strategy:
type: RollingUpdate
rollingUpdate:
maxSurge: 1
maxUnavailable: 0
selector:
matchLabels:
app: user-service
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: user-service
version: v1.2.3
spec:
containers:
- name: user-service
image: user-service:v1.2.3
ports:
- containerPort: 8080
env:
- name: DATABASE_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: db-credentials
key: url
resources:
requests:
memory: "256Mi"
cpu: "200m"
limits:
memory: "512Mi"
cpu: "500m"
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /actuator/health
port: 8080
initialDelaySeconds: 30
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /actuator/health/readiness
port: 8080
initialDelaySeconds: 10
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: user-service
namespace: production
spec:
selector:
app: user-service
ports:
- port: 80
targetPort: 8080
type: ClusterIP
---
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
name: user-service-ingress
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod
spec:
tls:
- hosts:
- api.company.com
secretName: api-tls
rules:
- host: api.company.com
http:
paths:
- path: /api/users
pathType: Prefix
backend:
service:
name: user-service
port:
number: 80
Serverless Functions for Event Processing:
// AWS Lambda function for processing user events
export const handler: APIGatewayProxyHandler = async (event) => {
try {
const userEvent = JSON.parse(event.body || '{}');
// Process the event
await processUserRegistration(userEvent);
// Trigger downstream services
await Promise.all([
sendWelcomeEmail(userEvent.email),
updateAnalytics(userEvent),
syncWithCRM(userEvent)
]);
return {
statusCode: 200,
body: JSON.stringify({ message: 'Event processed successfully' })
};
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error processing user event:', error);
return {
statusCode: 500,
body: JSON.stringify({ error: 'Internal server error' })
};
}
};
// Infrastructure as Code with AWS CDK
export class UserServiceStack extends Stack {
constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: StackProps) {
super(scope, id, props);
// Lambda function
const userEventProcessor = new Function(this, 'UserEventProcessor', {
runtime: Runtime.NODEJS_16_X,
handler: 'index.handler',
code: Code.fromAsset('lambda'),
environment: {
DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL!,
EMAIL_SERVICE_URL: process.env.EMAIL_SERVICE_URL!
}
});
// API Gateway
const api = new RestApi(this, 'UserServiceAPI', {
restApiName: 'User Service API'
});
const userEvents = api.root.addResource('events');
userEvents.addMethod('POST', new LambdaIntegration(userEventProcessor));
// Auto-scaling based on queue length
const queue = new Queue(this, 'UserEventQueue');
userEventProcessor.addEventSource(new SqsEventSource(queue, {
batchSize: 10
}));
}
}
Era 7: AI-Powered Development + Agentic Applications (2024-Present)
"AI writes, deploys, and scales applications autonomously"
The Current Reality: AI isn't just helping us code – it's becoming an active participant in the entire application lifecycle. From code generation to deployment optimization to runtime decision-making.
🤖 The Agentic AI Revolution
Technology Stack: GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, AI-powered CI/CD, Autonomous scaling
New Paradigms: AI pair programming, automatic code generation, intelligent infrastructure
Emerging Patterns: Self-healing applications, AI-driven architecture decisions, autonomous deployment
Future Implications: Human developers become AI orchestrators, not just code writers
AI-Powered Development Workflow:
// AI-generated API endpoint based on natural language description
/**
* AI Prompt: "Create a REST endpoint that handles user profile updates with
* validation, audit logging, and automatic cache invalidation"
*/
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/users")
@Validated
@Slf4j
public class UserProfileController {
// AI understood the requirements and generated comprehensive solution
@PutMapping("/{userId}/profile")
@PreAuthorize("hasRole('USER') and #userId == authentication.name")
@AuditLog(action = "UPDATE_PROFILE")
@CacheEvict(value = "userProfiles", key = "#userId")
public ResponseEntity<UserProfile> updateProfile(
@PathVariable @Valid @UUID String userId,
@RequestBody @Valid UpdateProfileRequest request,
Authentication authentication) {
try {
// AI-generated validation logic
validateProfileUpdate(request, userId);
// AI-generated business logic with error handling
UserProfile updatedProfile = userService.updateProfile(userId, request);
// AI-generated event publishing for downstream services
eventPublisher.publishEvent(new ProfileUpdatedEvent(userId, updatedProfile));
// AI-generated metrics collection
meterRegistry.counter("profile.updates",
Tags.of("userId", userId, "status", "success")).increment();
return ResponseEntity.ok(updatedProfile);
} catch (ValidationException e) {
log.warn("Profile update validation failed for user {}: {}", userId, e.getMessage());
return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
.body(ErrorResponse.of("VALIDATION_ERROR", e.getMessage()));
} catch (Exception e) {
log.error("Unexpected error updating profile for user {}", userId, e);
meterRegistry.counter("profile.updates",
Tags.of("userId", userId, "status", "error")).increment();
return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
.body(ErrorResponse.of("INTERNAL_ERROR", "Profile update failed"));
}
}
// AI automatically generated supporting methods
private void validateProfileUpdate(UpdateProfileRequest request, String userId) {
// Comprehensive validation logic generated by AI
}
}
Agentic AI Infrastructure Management:
# AI-optimized Kubernetes configuration
# AI Agent analyzed traffic patterns and optimized resource allocation
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: user-service
annotations:
ai.optimizer/last-updated: "2024-12-26T10:30:00Z"
ai.optimizer/recommendation: "Increased replicas based on predicted traffic surge"
spec:
# AI-determined optimal replica count based on historical data
replicas: 8
strategy:
type: RollingUpdate
rollingUpdate:
# AI-optimized deployment strategy
maxSurge: 25%
maxUnavailable: 10%
template:
spec:
containers:
- name: user-service
image: user-service:v2.1.3-ai-optimized
resources:
requests:
# AI-calculated optimal resource allocation
memory: "384Mi" # Increased based on memory usage patterns
cpu: "300m" # Optimized based on CPU utilization trends
limits:
memory: "768Mi" # AI-determined headroom for traffic spikes
cpu: "600m"
env:
- name: AI_OPTIMIZATION_ENABLED
value: "true"
- name: AUTO_SCALING_THRESHOLD
value: "70" # AI-determined optimal scaling trigger
---
# AI-managed Horizontal Pod Autoscaler
apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
metadata:
name: user-service-hpa
spec:
scaleTargetRef:
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
name: user-service
# AI-optimized scaling parameters
minReplicas: 3
maxReplicas: 20
metrics:
- type: Resource
resource:
name: cpu
target:
type: Utilization
averageUtilization: 70
- type: Resource
resource:
name: memory
target:
type: Utilization
averageUtilization: 80
# AI-predicted traffic patterns enable proactive scaling
behavior:
scaleUp:
stabilizationWindowSeconds: 60 # Faster scale-up based on AI predictions
scaleDown:
stabilizationWindowSeconds: 300 # Conservative scale-down to avoid thrashing
AI Agent for Autonomous Application Management:
# AI Agent that manages application lifecycle
class WebApplicationAgent:
def __init__(self):
self.deployment_optimizer = AIDeploymentOptimizer()
self.performance_analyzer = AIPerformanceAnalyzer()
self.security_scanner = AISecurityScanner()
self.cost_optimizer = AICostOptimizer()
async def autonomous_management_cycle(self):
"""AI agent runs this cycle every 5 minutes"""
# 1. Analyze current application performance
performance_metrics = await self.performance_analyzer.analyze()
# 2. Predict future resource needs
resource_prediction = await self.predict_resource_needs(performance_metrics)
# 3. Optimize infrastructure if needed
if resource_prediction.confidence > 0.85:
optimization_plan = await self.deployment_optimizer.create_plan(resource_prediction)
await self.apply_optimization(optimization_plan)
# 4. Scan for security vulnerabilities
security_issues = await self.security_scanner.scan_application()
if security_issues.critical_count > 0:
await self.auto_remediate_security_issues(security_issues)
# 5. Optimize costs
cost_savings = await self.cost_optimizer.identify_savings()
if cost_savings.monthly_savings > 100: # $100/month threshold
await self.apply_cost_optimizations(cost_savings)
# 6. Generate human-readable report
await self.generate_management_report(performance_metrics, resource_prediction, security_issues, cost_savings)
async def predict_resource_needs(self, metrics):
"""Use AI to predict future resource requirements"""
return await self.ai_model.predict(
historical_data=metrics.last_30_days,
external_factors=[
'upcoming_marketing_campaigns',
'seasonal_patterns',
'business_growth_trends'
],
prediction_horizon='7_days'
)
🚀 The Performance Evolution: Real Numbers
Performance Metrics:
- 🌐 200+ Web Apps Built across enterprise and startup environments
- 🔧 25+ Technology Stacks from legacy enterprise to modern cloud-native
- 📈 7 Deployment Eras from manual WAR files to AI-powered deployment
- ⚡ 50x Performance Gains through architecture and tooling evolution
🎯 Key Lessons from a Decade of Web Development
1. Technology Trends Follow Business Needs
Every major shift in web development was driven by business requirements, not just technical curiosity:
- Monoliths → Microservices: Need for team independence and scale
- On-premise → Cloud: Need for flexibility and cost optimization
- Manual → Automated: Need for speed and reliability
- Human-only → AI-assisted: Need for productivity and innovation
2. Abstractions Keep Getting Higher
graph TD
A[Raw Servlets] --> B[Spring Framework]
B --> C[Spring Boot]
C --> D[Docker Containers]
D --> E[Kubernetes]
E --> F[Serverless Functions]
F --> G[AI-Generated Applications]
style A fill:#ff6b6b
style G fill:#4ecdc4
3. The Developer Experience Revolution
The biggest productivity gains came from improving developer experience:
- 2015: 2 hours to set up local development environment
- 2018: 20 minutes with Docker and scripts
- 2024: 2 minutes with AI-powered development environments
4. Operations Became Code
Everything became programmable and version-controlled:
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK)
- Configuration as Code (Helm, Kustomize)
- Policies as Code (OPA, Gatekeeper)
- Monitoring as Code (Grafana, Prometheus configs)
🔮 What's Next: The Next Decade of Web Development
Based on current trends and emerging technologies, here's what I predict for 2025-2035:
🚀 The Next Wave: 2025-2035 Predictions
Agentic Web Development: AI agents will handle 80% of routine development tasks
Intent-Based Applications: Describe what you want, AI builds and deploys it
Self-Healing Infrastructure: Applications that fix themselves without human intervention
Edge-First Architecture: Every application will be globally distributed by default
Quantum-Enhanced Scaling: Quantum computing will optimize resource allocation in real-time
Emerging Patterns I'm Already Seeing:
-
Natural Language Programming
📄Human: "Create a user authentication service with OAuth2, rate limiting, and audit logging" AI Agent: *Generates complete microservice with tests, deployment configs, and monitoring* Human: "Add two-factor authentication and deploy to production" AI Agent: *Implements 2FA, runs security scans, deploys automatically*
-
Autonomous Application Architecture
🐍Python# Future application definition @autonomous_application class UserService: """ AI Agent: I'll automatically scale this service based on load, optimize database queries, handle security patches, and implement new features based on user behavior analysis. """ pass
-
Intent-Based Infrastructure
📝YAML# Future infrastructure definition intent: "High-performance API serving 1M users globally" constraints: - budget: $5000/month - latency: <100ms - availability: 99.99% # AI automatically provisions: # - Multi-region Kubernetes clusters # - CDN configuration # - Database sharding strategy # - Monitoring and alerting
💭 Reflections on a Transformative Decade
Looking back at this journey, a few thoughts stand out:
The Constant: Change Itself The only thing that remained constant was the rate of change. Technologies that seemed cutting-edge became legacy within 3-4 years.
The Human Element Despite all the automation and AI assistance, the most successful projects still came down to human creativity, empathy for users, and the ability to solve real problems.
The Paradox of Choice More tools and frameworks meant more decisions. The hardest part of modern web development isn't coding – it's choosing the right stack for your specific needs.
The Importance of Fundamentals While frameworks and tools changed rapidly, understanding fundamentals like HTTP, databases, caching, and security remained crucial throughout the decade.
This is Part 1 of my Web Application Evolution series. Coming next: "The Microservices Journey: When to Break the Monolith" and "AI-Powered Development: Tools, Techniques, and Real-World Results".
💡 Want to Share Your Journey?
I'd love to hear about your own web development evolution! What technologies shaped your career? What trends do you think will dominate the next decade? Reach out on LinkedIn or Twitter to continue the conversation.