Stay ahead of the curve as technology, programming, and data science trends come and go in 2022. These are some areas where we expect to see sweeping changes and improvements. Getting involved in these areas and becoming industry leaders will allow you to stay ahead of the curves trending in 2022.

Web 3.0 Approaches

As the pandemic turned more people to the web than ever before, technologies improve, and our understanding of what’s possible with coding changes, we come ever closer to the next iteration of the internet. Web 3.0 represents the next evolution of the internet. With blockchain services, the Metaverse, and more expanding rapidly, it’s not surprising that the subsequent growth and evolution of the internet is right around the corner.

Metaverse Hype and Movement

The Metaverse is the concept of a fully-realized digital world beyond our current physical world. Many see it as the next iteration of the internet. As more people learn what the Metaverse is and the possibilities it holds, more resources and energy will be dedicated to developing and strengthening it.

New Jobs and Massive Expansion

Programming and data science jobs will begin to sprout up that revolve around the evolution of the Metaverse. There will also be job growth in the sectors of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), gaming, and more.

Gaming Growth

Announced at their E3 press conference in 2018, Bethesda’s Starfield is already shaking the gaming industry at its roots, and it doesn’t come out until at least November 2022. It is set to be a game-changer because of its expansive universe and how easy it is to imagine the impact it can have on the Metaverse.

NFT Transactions

As NFTs become more popular daily, their applications to the Metaverse will be further explored and improved.

Blockchain Improvement, Expansion, and Interoperability

Although blockchain has already been making waves, it’s poised to completely change industries over the next year. As NFTs and cryptocurrency (crypto) become more mainstream and profitable, blockchain will have to expand and become easier to use.

Better consolidation and hybrid features are expected as Cloud and Web 3.0 consolidate. The ability to move assets from one platform to another is expected as widespread public cloud services become more compatible across application programming interfaces (API).

Data Science Careers and Advances

Data science is the study of information to make decisions. This is a massive part of business in a modern world- studying trends and habits to see what may be coming to better steer a company through any coming storms. As more companies come to understand how vital having an expert to interpret data is, this profession will grow and take off.

Part of this is through Actionable Data Science (ADS). Whereas data science is raw data, ADS is the application of that raw data to real-life scenarios to see how it can be used to make a difference in business strategy.

Data science will also experience a shift in the technologies available to them. As Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) becomes better at taking on the cumbersome, time-consuming, and repetitive parts of a data scientist’s job (such as data cleansing and preparation), data science will be able to advance and expand.

It’s expected that in 2022 there will be more of a shift toward data-based decision making. Some companies already see data science as necessary, and other companies are jumping on board. To continue to flourish, these companies need to rapidly adopt decision intelligence models that can accurately forecast where certain decisions will take the company based on the data available.

Expanding Into a New Reality in 2022

As Web 3.0 and blockchain grow and develop, we come closer all the time to the Metaverse and all the ways that will change our understanding of the internet. Data science will continue to grow and take larger importance in our daily life. Staying at the forefront of changing technology is the key to taking advantage of trends in 2022.