What in the World Is Technology?
Technology is anything that makes tasks easier. It could be something as simple as a thimble to something as complex as AI. Technology, overall, has made life easier, more convenient, and more efficient. We'll start out with the (fairly recent) present in computing technology, then step back for some overview, and finally wrap up by returning to the present.
The Cloud and Anywhere Access
The advent of cloud computing became a boon for developers. PaaS made it possible for them to focus on building applications instead of managing servers. In addition, the cloud provided a new way for developers to build, test, and deploy. (It also played a key role in making the API economy possible by allowing them to easily share data between different platforms and services like never before – but I'm getting ahead of myself.)