Kotlin becomes very popular, takes a significant part in backend development.
Ask HN: What is your one tech prediction for 2018?
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Re: Ask HN: What is your one tech prediction for 2018?
#32Apple will release a new MacBook with no screen, keyboard, trackpad or ports. Conversing with it will be like a scene from 2001. Google will retire search and replace it with something mildly social. Elon Musk will announce something so bizarre that only a person completely isolated from humanity could think it's a good idea. Oracle will continue to screw its customers (this is the only one I'm certain about). Window…
"Apple will release a new MacBook with no screen, keyboard, trackpad or ports"
A Mac mini?
Re: Ask HN: What is your one tech prediction for 2018?
#332018: Bitcoin goes full bubble. You'll have more mainstream experts implying it will hit $1M. The more technical people will pull out entirely or try out altcoins. Bitcoin has a limited window to step up their game. Possibly see ETH take over or even Bitcoin Cash. It would either be year of the altcoin or crypto crash. Longer term: Increased H1B restrictions and high Silicon Valley land prices would make investors lo…
No love for LTC?
Re: Ask HN: What is your one tech prediction for 2018?
#34True center of consciousness discovered, upending AI models mimicking organic systems.
Re: Ask HN: What is your one tech prediction for 2018?
#35Changes ZIRP in 2018 by the Federal Reserve in the US will generate volatility in the markets.
This will shake up the tech sector a bit, and companies that are not cash flow positive will be forced to layoff tech workers.
Re: Ask HN: What is your one tech prediction for 2018?
#362018: Bitcoin goes full bubble. You'll have more mainstream experts implying it will hit $1M. The more technical people will pull out entirely or try out altcoins. Bitcoin has a limited window to step up their game. Possibly see ETH take over or even Bitcoin Cash. It would either be year of the altcoin or crypto crash. Longer term: Increased H1B restrictions and high Silicon Valley land prices would make investors lo…
Bitcoin Cash is extremely unlikely to overtake Bitcoin, way less volume and it's losing the appeal of faster and cheaper transactions. Bitcoin has a huge chunk of the current crypto currency market and a massive lead in mind share.
You're probably right. I just heard that Stripe is using BCH and not BTC.
Re: Ask HN: What is your one tech prediction for 2018?
#372018: Bitcoin goes full bubble. You'll have more mainstream experts implying it will hit $1M. The more technical people will pull out entirely or try out altcoins. Bitcoin has a limited window to step up their game. Possibly see ETH take over or even Bitcoin Cash. It would either be year of the altcoin or crypto crash. Longer term: Increased H1B restrictions and high Silicon Valley land prices would make investors lo…
No love for LTC?
It's been around for a long time and nobody is using it as a currency yet. Not a lot of confidence of anyone using it as one in the future.
Re: Ask HN: What is your one tech prediction for 2018?
#38Apple will release a new MacBook with no screen, keyboard, trackpad or ports. Conversing with it will be like a scene from 2001. Google will retire search and replace it with something mildly social. Elon Musk will announce something so bizarre that only a person completely isolated from humanity could think it's a good idea. Oracle will continue to screw its customers (this is the only one I'm certain about). Window…
what makes you think there's better alternatives than a keyboard? siri (or anything else) isn't even close replacing such a fundamental tool.
Re: Ask HN: What is your one tech prediction for 2018?
#39Meal Replacement Companies such as Soylent will continue to experience healthy growth.
Chip Manufacturers like NVDIA and AMD will continue to experience over average growth.
Meditation will grow and we will become aware of the mental health of individuals (Trump etc)
Machine learning will be the best field to be involved with.
Probability of a bad event Nuclear/Bio/AI increases.
Bezos will emerge as the best entrepreneur of all time.
Re: Ask HN: What is your one tech prediction for 2018?
#40IPhone sales drop and increased dissatisfaction from people
Back off of google AMP
Duckduckgo will get notable search market
Crypto bubble burst/starting to burst
Better Adoption of EVs
Renewable energy production will increase
Realestate bubble will get bigger in big cities
possible restriction on TiO2 based coatings paints
Possible reduction in price of NAND flash/DRAM and so of SSDs and RAM
First available RISC-V based processor preview
Samsung to overtake Intel as biggest fab manufacturer