{"id":356237,"date":"2025-07-02T21:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/?p=356237"},"modified":"2025-07-02T21:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:58:16","slug":"gartner-identifies-the-top-strategic-trends-in-software-engineering-for-2025-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/gartner-identifies-the-top-strategic-trends-in-software-engineering-for-2025-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner Identifies the Top Strategic Trends in Software Engineering for 2025 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Software Engineering Leaders Must Capitalize on These Trends to Accelerate Innovation with AI and Implement Future-Ready Engineering Practices.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Gartner, Inc. announced the top strategic trends in\u00a0software engineering\u00a0for 2025 and beyond. These trends enable organizations to accelerate innovation through AI-driven automation and adopt efficient, future-ready engineering practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAI-enabled tools and technologies are fundamentally changing how software is built and delivered,\u201d said\u00a0Joachim Herschmann, VP Analyst at Gartner.<\/strong> \u201cGartner\u2019s top trends offer leaders a roadmap to harness AI-driven automation, optimize talent strategies and adopt sustainable, AI-native engineering practices. Software engineering leaders who act on these trends now will position their organizations for long-term success.\u201d<\/p>\n

As organizations develop their strategic roadmap for 2025 and beyond, they must prioritize investments that align with these six strategic trends in software engineering:<\/p>\n

AI-Native Software Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n

AI-native software engineering is transforming the\u00a0software development\u00a0life cycle (SDLC) by embedding AI into every phase, from design to deployment. These practices enable AI to autonomously or semi-autonomously handle a significant share of tasks across SDLC.<\/p>\n

Gartner predicts that by 2028, 90% of enterprise software engineers will use\u00a0AI code assistants, up from less than 14% in early 2024. The\u00a0role of developers\u00a0will shift from implementation to orchestration, focusing on problem solving and system design, and ensuring AI tools deliver high-quality outcomes. To succeed, teams must balance automation with human oversight, considering business criticality, risk and workflow complexity.<\/p>\n

Building LLM-Based Applications and Agents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Large language models (LLMs) are transforming software engineering by enabling applications to interact intelligently and autonomously, similar to human interactions. Gartner predicts that by 2027, at least 55% of software engineering teams will be actively building LLM-based features.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuccessfully building LLM-based applications and agents requires software engineering leaders to rethink their strategies,\u201d said Herschmann. \u201cThis means investing in upskilling, experimenting with\u00a0generative AI\u00a0(GenAI) outputs and implementing strong guardrails to\u00a0manage risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

GenAI Platform Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n

GenAI platform engineering leverages established platform engineering approaches to help developers easily discover, integrate and securely use\u00a0GenAI capabilities\u00a0within their applications. Gartner predicts that by 2027, 70% of organizations with platform teams will include GenAI capabilities in their internal developer platforms.<\/p>\n

<\/a>By making AI capabilities easily discoverable through self-service developer portals, prioritizing features based on developer needs and embedding robust governance and security practices, leaders can ensure their teams build innovative\u00a0applications\u00a0that comply with organizational standards.<\/p>\n

Maximizing Talent Density<\/strong><\/p>\n

Talent density\u2014the concentration of highly skilled professionals within teams\u2014has become a key differentiator for high-performing engineering organizations. When supported by the right culture and technology strategies, talent-dense teams can operate with greater efficiency and adaptability, delivering increased customer value.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo remain competitive, organizations must move beyond traditional hiring practices and focus on building teams with high talent density,\u201d said Herschmann. \u201cLeaders should cultivate a culture of continuous learning and collaboration to attract and retain skilled professionals who can adapt and grow with evolving business needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Growth of Open GenAI Models and Ecosystem<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open GenAI models are reshaping the enterprise AI landscape by offering greater flexibility, lower costs and freedom from vendor lock-in.<\/p>\n

Unlike proprietary models, open GenAI models enable organizations to customize, fine-tune and deploy AI solutions tailored to their specific needs, whether on-premises or on-cloud. This shift is making advanced AI capabilities more accessible and cost-effective for a wider range of teams and use cases.<\/p>\n

Gartner predicts that by 2028, 30% of total global enterprise spend on GenAI technologies will be on open GenAI models tuned for\u00a0domain-specific<\/a>\u00a0use cases.<\/p>\n

Green Software Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n

Green software engineering is the discipline of building sustainable software that is carbon-efficient and carbon-aware. This approach shifts the mindset from treating the environmental impact of software as an afterthought to incorporating green practices from the start, in every stage from planning to production.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs organizations build and buy more software as part of digital initiatives, the increase in carbon footprint from compute-intensive workloads can be at odds with their sustainability targets,\u201d said Herschmann. \u201cBuilding intelligent applications with GenAI is energy intensive, making green software engineering practices essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Software Engineering Leaders Must Capitalize on These Trends to Accelerate Innovation with AI and Implement Future-Ready Engineering Practices. Gartner, Inc. announced the top strategic trends in\u00a0software engineering\u00a0for 2025 and beyond. These trends enable organizations to accelerate innovation through AI-driven automation and adopt efficient, future-ready engineering practices. \u201cAI-enabled tools and technologies are fundamentally changing how software […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14083],"tags":[37428,37429],"class_list":{"0":"post-356237","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-technology-industry-news","7":"tag-gartner-identifies-the-top-strategic-trends-in-software-engineering-for-2025-and-beyond","8":"tag-gartner-top-strategic-trends-in-software-engineering-2025"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}