Citizen developers dominate, the rise of AI, code as the new Latin -- development predictions for 2026

Software development, perhaps more than any other area of IT, has seen a major impact from the rise of AI. It’s become easier for anyone to develop apps but that doesn’t come without risks. Industry experts look ahead to what we can expect to see in the development space, from AI and more, as we head into 2026. Yair Finzi, CEO and co-founder of Nokod Security, says professional developers will be outnumbered by business users creating their own apps, “By 2026, business-user ‘developers’ will outnumber professional developers 4:1, forcing organizations to extend their governance programs to citizen developer platforms.” He… [Continue Reading]