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At Technology & Integration Forum Central, explore how technology leaders are evolving architectures, developer tools, and operating models to harness agentic AI while maintaining quality, control, and trust. By 2026, AI will be fully integrated into the developer workflow, shifting from a helpful add-on to an essential tool. Today, 84% of developers are already using or planning to use AI solutions in their day-to-day tasks, an increase from 76% the previous year, and 51% rely on these tools every day. Platforms such as GitHub Copilot, Claude with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf now serve as smart coding partners, offering real-time suggestions, improved code quality, automated documentation, and efficient refactoring. Developers are using AI not only for writing and debugging code but also for handling architecture design, test generation, deployment, and application monitoring. You can use AI tools to generate code, automate workflows, and build applications without writing every line of code yourself.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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As AI becomes more embedded, product configuration could become fluid and intuitive\u2014reducing reliance on third-party integrators and empowering companies to adapt directly through integrated AI platforms. These changes could shift pricing models as well, moving away from per-seat licenses toward value-based models tied to outcomes. Internally, AI may streamline operations, automating manual processes and enabling software organizations to become leaner, more agile, and better equipped to meet changing demands. This transition is expected to redefine how software is built, delivered, and monetized, much like the earlier move to cloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS) models. As with previous shifts, early adopters of AI are already seeing significant market gains and establishing themselves as industry leaders. Those who delay their AI transition may risk falling behind in an increasingly competitive landscape and missing out on key growth opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Surprisingly, Scala leads among the top-paid developers with 38%, despite being used by only 2% of all developers as a primary language. You can explore this phenomenon in more detail with our IT Salary Calculator. The JetBrains Language Promise Index ranks languages based on growth, stability, and developers\u2019 willingness to adopt them.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n