Many organizations have at least explored the use of AI in coding, changing the game for professional developers and citizen developers alike. Not that long ago, the conversation focused on what no-code and low-code platforms meant for in-house development. Citizen developers, staffers with limited or no professional background in coding, could use these platforms to produce somewhat simplified apps.
That, in theory, left professional developers more time to focus on more robust, feature-rich software that required their skills.
Use of AI to code got off to a rocky start, with some companies accidentally releasing proprietary code into the wild. But now it seems AI is here to stay as a tool developers might use to streamline their work. Vibe coding – letting AI take much of the lead – takes it even further.
Where does that leave citizen developers, who may have been hitting their stride, and ecosystems that incorporated no-code/low-code platforms?
Krishna Kumar Tiwari, co-founder and CTO of Whilter AI; and Maruf Ahmed, CEO of Dexian, tackled these and other questions about the impact AI has on the citizen developer space.
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