At the end of 2019, G2 released its 2020 digital trends series highlighting anticipated software trends for the year to come. As part of that series, we took a shot at predicting software development trends. Notably, we predicted that rapid application development (RAD) would find its footing in the market after years of floating in a void between developers and non-developers.

Of course, nobody could have predicted the global pandemic we now find ourselves navigating. Those companies and employees who have the privilege of shifting to remote work have faced changes to their day to day, and software solutions have become key for businesses to adapt. In short, digital transformation is truly and fully here, and the circumstances that lead to its arrival couldn't have been worse.

Businesses don't necessarily need to employ a battalion of software developers to achieve and maintain digital transformation. RAD solutions offer companies a cost- and resource-effective way to build the tools and products they need by equipping existing team members with the right software. Non-developers can build business applications with no-code development platforms, while workplace innovation platforms grant development teams streamlined full-stack editing capabilities to improve company workflows.