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Present and Future Applications of the Internet of Things

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    Platforms and Languages

    Developers are not strongly united around a particular platform or language for developing IoT apps, but 29 percent think Android is the best OS for building and coordinating IoT apps. For those developers, Google's new Project Brillo offers exciting, new options and will come out in the latter part of 2015. Not to be outdone, Apple's HomeKit offers ease-of-integration between iOS devices and a wide variety of home automation ecosystems.

    Fifty-five percent of those surveyed consider Java the best language with which to manage server-side data – not surprising, as even the Raspberry Pi runs on Java. Additionally, 75 percent use Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools at least occasionally. Many developers also turn to The Eclipse Foundation, which has been an early and steadfast supporter of the Internet of Things, for quality thought leadership on methods of development.

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    Platforms and Languages

    Developers are not strongly united around a particular platform or language for developing IoT apps, but 29 percent think Android is the best OS for building and coordinating IoT apps. For those developers, Google's new Project Brillo offers exciting, new options and will come out in the latter part of 2015. Not to be outdone, Apple's HomeKit offers ease-of-integration between iOS devices and a wide variety of home automation ecosystems.

    Fifty-five percent of those surveyed consider Java the best language with which to manage server-side data – not surprising, as even the Raspberry Pi runs on Java. Additionally, 75 percent use Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools at least occasionally. Many developers also turn to The Eclipse Foundation, which has been an early and steadfast supporter of the Internet of Things, for quality thought leadership on methods of development.

The Internet of Things (IoT) can be simply defined as an interconnection of uniquely identifiable, embedded computing-like devices within the Internet infrastructure, but the term and dictionary definition often only limit future applications of the technology. A recent IoT industry survey by New Harbor Research and commissioned by Progress found that nearly half of the developers who were surveyed are building IoT applications right now, and nearly three-quarters of them are excited by the technology's potential. This growing industry trend is evidenced by the vast array of smart devices, connected appliances and wearables along with accompanying applications currently on the market.

The survey asked developers about their thoughts on where the Internet of Things is headed. Topics ranged from the commercial reality and future potential of the IoT to developers' biggest concerns and challenges as well as the opportunities for innovation currently available. Also discussed were the most popular operating systems and platforms for IoT development, and leading IoT industries today and looking forward.

A surprisingly diverse number of opinions were revealed about the current status of IoT adoption, where it will be in the future, and how to leverage it today.

Here are the top five compelling patterns that developers are seeing emerge in the Internet of Things space.