** The technology industry is expected to experience significant growth in various areas, including server-side programming languages, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Go is predicted to continue its rise as a dominant server-side language, with improvements in performance and tooling expected with the release of Go 1.8. Kubernetes is also expected to maintain its popularity, with major industry players and new startups lining up behind it. Serverless computing is anticipated to gain traction, but will face challenges related to developer productivity and usability. AI and deep learning hype are predicted to continue, but may not deliver on their promises due to the lack of fundamental understanding of intelligence and learning. Mixed reality (MR) and virtual reality (VR) hype is expected to reach its peak before heading into a trough of disillusionment, while IoT will continue to be fragmented but see an exponential expansion of sensor data. Finally, 2017 is predicted to be an exciting year for the tech industry, with many opportunities for software developers.