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New hardware and software have changed everyday life. People are always on, always
connected, always communicating, always working and playing. This trend will continue. The
Internet of Things will allow us to be continually connected to more and more devices. You’ll
be able to control your home, and everything in it, from your smartphone. Your home will be so
smart that it will analyze you. It will see what, how, and when you do things and then anticipate
your needs.
Imagine your TV turning on every morning at just the right time so you can watch the mar-
kets open (see Figure 4-25). You smell fresh-baked bread, your shower turns on by itself, and your
car knows exactly when to self-start so it’s warm when you get in. Your self-driving car will let you
work on your way to work. You’ll see these anticipatory systems at your job too.
How will advances in hardware and software affect the types of jobs you’ll go to? Ten years
from now, the best-paying jobs will be ones that don’t currently exist. The following are hot jobs
today: IoT architect, marketing technologist, BigData architect, and DevOps manager. These job
titles didn’t exist 10 years ago. Ten years from now, there will be an entirely new set of jobs that
you haven’t heard of before.
How do you prepare for future jobs? What types of jobs will pay well? Regardless of your cur-
rent college major, your future job will probably require a high level of tech skill. The best way to
prepare for these types of jobs is to cultivate creativity, novel problem solving, and good judgment
and have a sincere desire to learn new things.

Figure 4-25
Smart Home
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