Citizen Developer AI 2026: Low-Code AI and the New Developer Role
A citizen developer in 2026 is a business domain expert who builds working software using low-code platforms and AI coding assistants — not a traditional programmer, but a hybrid builder who combines deep domain knowledge with natural-language app creation. The role is not new, but AI has made it dramatically easier, faster, and more dangerous, turning what was once a spreadsheet hobby into a shadow-IT risk that every organization must govern. ...