Why should automation programmers care?
The world is changing rapidly, and the computer industry is leading the charge. For those who work in the automation industry, where systems can easily be 20 years old, it can often be difficult to see how rapidly the IT world is morphing. In the past, most of the then-emerging technologies were decentralized and did not factor into industrial automation. However, with the widespread adaptation of the internet and interconnected devices, that all changed.
Recently, the world has seen the rise of things such as cloud computing, the IoT, machine learning, and many other things. The new elements have exploded so fast that they are starting to be integrated into the industrial automation realm. To understand why automation programmers should care about computer science, we first need to understand what these modern technologies are. Now, it is important to remember that this list is not exhaustive, but the following technologies will give an insight...
