2026 Software Trends
This article was originally written in Turkish in December 2025 as a contribution to the “2026 Trends in the Software World” series. The original collection can be found here: Yazılım Dünyasında 2026 Trendleri. Hello, this is my third article. For four years now, I’ve been talking about mass layoffs, recessions, emerging business sectors, and working frameworks like the hybrid model. As someone who has been coding in Python for over 15 years and working without interruption, 2025 turned out to be the year where I had to learn the most new things, gain the freshest experiences, and constantly reinvent myself compared to any previous year. Moving forward, I foresee that “captain” developers—those who can adapt swiftly to dynamic conditions, work cross-functionally, remain highly productive, and manage tiny, agile teams—will become incredibly valuable. ...