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Cloud Developer Profiles: Are you a DevOp, Coder, or RAD?
So, you’re a developer, but which cloud platform is best for you?
Forrester says that depends. They’ve developed three different developer profiles of different developer types and the types of cloud environments that work best for each type.
Some developers are heavy into Java, Ruby or C# code, while others might prefer quick-and-dirty scripting. Some developers love working with lots of configuration, others want point and click environments. Forrester profiles, based on developer methodologies, recommend cloud platforms based on your development style. Forrester identified three different developer classifications.
- Coders don’t want to muck with mucking with infrastructure configurations and would prefer an environment where those details were pre-configured.
- DevOp pros tend to use the command line heavily, write scripts, and work with server, database, network, and storage configurations.
- RAD developers love point and click and every chance they get to auto-generate some code. They’re into doing things fast, with an emphasis on not only high velocity and quantity, but also quality.
The Forrester report found that “Public cloud platforms take several forms, including those providing basic infrastructure-as-a-service up through those providing full or partial platform services and tools. Each of these types of platforms is best suited to a distinct type of application development and delivery (AD&D) pro within your ranks… AWS, Microsoft, and Salesforce are each leaders in meeting CIO requirements. Each of these vendors started its cloud-platform journey in a distinct position serving a specific developer type and has expanded its offerings to provide greater breadth to a wider range of developers and support for a larger catalog of application types. Across all four Forrester Wave comparisons, two vendors stood out as consistent and clear leaders, while another, AWS was a leader across three of the four segments.”
Further, the report notes that “the popular wisdom that cloud computing comes in three flavors — Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), IaaS and PaaS — no longer describes reality. We find that vendors are blurring the lines between the three cloud-computing categories.”
