In the last 20 years we've seen the how the Internet has altered the role of the developer from a desktop software developer to a
web application developer.
It started with web sites, the need for talented graphic designers who could also assemble some HTML to deliver static web sites.
With languages like
VBScript,
JavaScript, and Coldfusion, websites began evolving into Web applications, requiring developers to master more dynamic Web programming lanugages.
Then smart phones began making the Internet
mobile and pushing developers to start programming for platforms like
IPhone and
Android.
The next phase:
the API developer.
Companies like
Clearcode in the UK are beginning to offer
API design and development services in order to meet the increasing demand for well-designed
RESTful Web APIs.
A whole new generation of developers will evolve to support the growing
API economy.