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🧠 What’s Moving the Dev World Right Now (and how your next app might ride the wave)

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October 28, 2025

2025 is already shaping up to be a landmark year for developers. From AI-powered assistants that span your IDE, to low-code platforms, to new ways of building apps that scale faster than ever, the tools and paradigms are shifting.

Here are three major shifts worth tracking:

  • AI-augmented development: More teams are using generative tools to code, test, and deploy faster.

  • Platform engineering: Internal dev platforms and unified APIs are becoming must-haves instead of nice-to-haves.

  • Composable ecosystems & integrations: Developers are building apps not just for a single stack, but for interconnected systems, marketplaces and workflow networks.

Build Your Next App on HubSpot

If you’re building an app that needs to integrate, scale, and move quickly — this is worth a look. The HubSpot Developer Platform gives you a unified foundation to build, extend, and deploy with confidence.

What it offers:

  • Build/extend/integrate: Whether you’re creating AI-ready apps, custom workflows or deep integrations, the platform supports all three.

  • Scale with confidence: A single, unified platform means fewer moving parts and smaller overhead when you grow.

  • Future-proofed: With the current ecosystem trends (AI, platforms, integrations), this type of architecture gives you more runway.

If you’re thinking about your next project — even if it’s a side hustle or internal tool — this platform gives you a strong base.
Start Building Today

âś… What you can try this week

  • Sketch the problem you want to solve (who, what, where) then ask: “Could I build it faster if I didn’t manage half a dozen APIs, but only one platform?”

  • Nod at one of the emerging trends — maybe you pick “AI-augmented dev” or “platform engineering” — and ask: “How would my app benefit if it was built for that future, not the past?”

  • If you’re already halfway convinced: click the link, create a sandbox in the HubSpot platform, and aim for a 4-week MVP rather than a 6-month build.

Thanks for reading!

— The Dev List Team