The Stack
Salesforce DX for project structure and deployment. sf CLI for automation. VS Code + Salesforce extensions as primary IDE. Vibes 2.0 for AI-assisted development. LWC browser preview for UI iteration. Salesforce DX MCP Server for natural-language dev tasks.
2026 Inflection Points
LWC browser preview closes the UI iteration gap. Multi-framework React support broadens the developer pool. MCP-based dev workflows let developers use natural language through Claude Desktop or Cursor.
What Still Frustrates
Slow tests on medium orgs. Deployment package complexity. Metadata API quirks. These persist. Ecosystem tools (sfdx-hardis, Illuminated Cloud) fill gaps Salesforce hasn’t addressed.
Trajectory
Developer experience improvements accelerate under new leadership. Expect steady improvement release over release. DX in 2028 will likely look materially different from 2026.