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\u201cBy changing the face of traditional education and technology, we just may be able to quench the developer drought and move toward true empowerment and equality for all.\u201d So says Sarah Franklin, EVP and GM of Trailhead and Developer Relations at Salesforce, in an editorial on building the workforce of the future written for CIO<\/a>.<\/p>

According to Forrester Research, there will be demand for 500,000 more developers in the next decade<\/a>. However, companies are experiencing a serious developer drought.<\/p>

\u201cMeanwhile, the equality gap is costing us massive amounts of untapped talent,\u201d writes Franklin. \u201cIn fact, according to the Bureau of Labor<\/a>, women make up only 18 percent of the tech workforce, while Hispanics and African Americans make up 2 percent and 1 percent, respectively.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cThis revolution hinges on changing the face of traditional education and traditional technology,\u201d<\/b> Franklin wrote. Find out why Franklin believes that continuous learning that is affordable, gamified and accessible for all, and why lowering the barrier to entry for aspiring developers is a solution for the developer drought here<\/a>.<\/p>

Sarah Franklin is one of the experts who will address the IT skills gap, low-code development and new innovations from Salesforce at our TrailheaDX event<\/a>, which takes place on March 28-29 in San Francisco.<\/i><\/p>

For more on developer topics, check out these articles on the power of low-code and the next frontier of IT innovation:<\/i><\/p>

An interview with Anna Rodriguez of Slalom on how citizen development can shrink the skills gap<\/a><\/i><\/p>

Damian O\u2019Farrill of Autodesk on How Naivet\u00e9 Fuels Innovation<\/a><\/i><\/p>

A conversation with David Riggan & Sudheer Sura of BMC on why citizen development helps IT departments<\/a> do more than simply \u201ckeep the lights on\u201d<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cBy changing the face of traditional education and technology, we just may be able to quench the developer drought and move toward true empowerment and equality for all.\u201d So says Sarah Franklin, EVP and GM of Trailhead and Developer Relations at Salesforce, in an editorial on building the workforce of the future written for CIO. 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