My 5-year prediction

I don't make many predictions. However I think two technologies are going to be huge within the next five years.

• DACs: I'm not saying Bitcoin will be big (though it could be), I'm saying that the underlying technology is revolutionary and may become one the basic data management systems we use in places where today we need a neutral third party. That would be things like: DNS registrations, the stock market, and so on. More info here.
• CRDTs/CALM: I've been talking about these since 2009, but Chas Emerick's new article makes me confident they're ripe to become very popular very soon. The article is heavy on theory. If you want to see it in action, do the Firebase tutorial.

I hope to write more about these in the coming months. For now I just want to put it out there.

Tom