2022 Technology Year in Review
Personal reflections on major tech developments this year
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As 2022 winds down, reflecting on the technology developments that will likely define the next decade.
The chip shortage taught us about supply chain fragility but also accelerated innovation in semiconductor design and manufacturing. We saw advances in chiplet architectures, new materials research, and massive government investments in domestic production.
AI made the leap from research curiosity to practical tool. GPT-3 and its derivatives started showing up in real applications, and the quality improvements were dramatic. We’re clearly approaching some kind of inflection point in AI capabilities.
Container orchestration matured significantly. Kubernetes became the de facto standard for container management, and the ecosystem of tools around it stabilized. Edge computing started moving from buzzword to practical deployment.
Web3 and crypto had a wild year, ending with spectacular crashes that highlighted the speculation versus utility gap. But the underlying blockchain technology continued advancing, with real applications emerging in supply chain, identity, and digital ownership.
The metaverse hype peaked and then reality set in. VR/AR technology isn’t quite ready for mainstream adoption, despite significant investments. The hardware is improving but still lacks the comfort and visual quality needed for extended use.
Open source continued its dominance in infrastructure software while facing sustainability challenges. The Log4j vulnerability reminded everyone about the hidden dependencies in modern software stacks.
Climate change pushed energy efficiency to the forefront of technology design. Data centers became more efficient, chip architectures optimized for performance per watt, and renewable energy adoption accelerated.
Looking ahead to 2023, I expect AI integration to accelerate, edge computing to find its killer applications, and the semiconductor industry to begin recovering from supply constraints.
The technology landscape feels more dynamic and unpredictable than ever, which makes it both exciting and slightly terrifying to work in this field.