The software development industry is undergoing significant changes with advancements in technologies like the cloud, microservices, and virtualization, leading to a shift towards building consumer apps on mobile devices. As consumers demand better digital experiences, businesses are refocusing their resources to build better applications, which will lead to new trends in frontend development and tooling. Frontend development teams will merge with DevOps, becoming more generalized in skillsets and responsible for development, testing, and operations, while also interacting with monitoring tools to ensure uptime. The plethora of tools and frameworks is adding complexity, but JavaScript is growing in popularity as the glue for modern apps, and IT teams will seek to simplify their stacks by adopting universal solutions that span multiple platforms. Monitoring will evolve to include user interactions, requiring a more comprehensive understanding of application performance and business value.