Industry 4.0 vs Industry 3.0

Developers should learn Industry 4 meets developers should understand industry 3. Here's our take.

Industry 4.0

Nice Pick

Developers should learn Industry 4

Pros

• 0 to build and optimize smart manufacturing systems, as it is crucial for modernizing industries and staying competitive in sectors like automotive, electronics, and logistics
• Related to: internet-of-things, artificial-intelligence

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Industry 3.0

Developers should understand Industry 3

Pros

• 0 as it provides historical context for current industrial technologies and helps in maintaining or upgrading legacy systems still in use today
• Related to: industry-4-0, programmable-logic-controllers

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Industry 4.0 if: You want 0 to build and optimize smart manufacturing systems, as it is crucial for modernizing industries and staying competitive in sectors like automotive, electronics, and logistics and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Industry 3.0 if: You prioritize 0 as it provides historical context for current industrial technologies and helps in maintaining or upgrading legacy systems still in use today over what Industry 4.0 offers.

The Bottom Line

Industry 4.0 wins

Developers should learn Industry 4