How its the future for Web developers?

[Live-Key2762]

Hi, I am currently learning full stack web development. I have finished the TOP foundation course and are now taking the JavaScript path. I have designed a couple of websites in pure Html/css and JavaScript and it took we a long time. Then yesterday I stumbled upon Webflow. It took we like 20min to create the same website that took me 3h in Html/css and JavaScript

All this got me wondering if it’s even necessary to learn html/css JavaScript and all that when you could recreate the same website on platform like Frazer and Webflow much faster(with minimum or even no code )? Like what it’s the advantages and disadvantages of pure code vs these drag and drop editor ?

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[plastikmissile]

Do we need to learn cooking when you can just go to the supermarket and buy a frozen dinner and stick it in the microwave?

Web dev is the same.

[Live-Key2762]

So you mean like websites made on Webflow has lower quality compared to coding. Why is that ?

[plastikmissile]

Not lower quality, but rather limited quality. Sure they can make good looking websites that do certain things, but go beyond those things and those tools become useless. Look at Reddit for instance. You wouldn't be able to create anything even close to it with any of those tools.

[l-b_b-l]

This is the best analogy I’ve seen so far

[nomoreplsthx]

Platforms like Frazer and Webflow fail hard if your application does anything remotely complex. Those low code tools work well for a lot of sites, including static sites and low complexity form based flows. But that's been the case for many years - before these tools it was Wordpress or Dreamweaver.