A single smart plug can require four different teams working across three codebases, none of which share a common abstraction layer. AI Enters the Development WorkflowThe emergence of AI-native development platforms represents the first genuine structural change in IoT creation since the Arduino IDE made embedded programming accessible to hobbyists in 2005. The result is not a prototype or a mockup; it is a working device configuration that can be compiled, flashed, and tested on real hardware. The tools that built the first generation of smart home devices were designed for specialists working in silos. The tools that will build the next generation are being designed for product creators working in a single, AI-mediated workspace.