4) RIA Portability Specialist

Rich Internet Applications (RIA), a rage with web developers, and they are not moving away from rich content application. But plug-ins to deliver sophisticated graphics and interactivity saw a walk out some time ago.

Flash and Silverlight have been ousted by HTML5 and its related technologies which has a way forward. Steve Jobs banned using Flash in Apple’s iOS platforms and has since been on the verge of death along with Silverlight whose future looks bleak.

But what about Flash and Silverlight videos, high in education content, valuable education, e-commerce applications and data visualization which have already been deployed across the web. These need to be preserved for the future use with a priority.

Now the demand is for RIA portability specialists as conversion from Flash to HTML5 isn't easy. HTML authoring tools for rich applications are emerging, but only slowly. So the demand is growing for web developers who have tasted both waters, who are ahead and have a bend for HTML5 and firmly rooted in yesteryears plugin-based technologies.