Alan W. Brown is a Distinguished Engineer at IBM Rational software responsible for future product strategy of IBM Rational's Design and Construction products. He defines technical strategy and evangelizes product direction with customers looking to improve software development efficiency through visual modeling, generating code from abstract models, and systematic reuse.
In a recent press interview I was asked what I thought were some of the
important trends for the future of software tools.
It's an interesting question, with many facets, so I was not sure how to
respond. After some thought, here are the five areas I chose to highlight
from my context of design and construction tool strategy. These are areas
that have been occupying much of my thinking and discussions lately with
customers, IBM Research, and the Rational teams. These are changing the kinds
of software tools we are delivering, and the features the tools support.
1. Connecting business with IT: Business-driven development. The importance
of understanding the business context for IT investment has never been more
obvious than it is today. More organizations are recognizing th... (more)
Alan W. Brown is a Distinguished Engineer at IBM Rational software responsible for future product strategy of IBM Rational's Design and Construction products. He defines technical strategy and evangelizes product direction with customers looking to improve software development efficiency through visual modeling, generating code from abstract models, and systematic reuse.
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