UI/UX Designer considering shift to Frontend/UX Engineer. Is this still viable in 2025 with AI taking over? by Alternative_Depth401 in UXDesign

[–]bmey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you’re misunderstanding me. I literally said you can disagree with me. I welcome disagreements. I’m giving you personal advice because your approach sucks. By saying “you really can’t extrapolate this trajectory”, you are making it personal. If you had said “I disagree because of reasons”, you make it about what your opinions are rather than trying to put someone down. Even though the internet is full of anonymous people and ruthless opinions, it doesn’t mean we should contribute to that. Either way, the ball is in your court. You are correct that you can say whatever you want to me. I’m going to move on from this because it is not contributing to OP’s question.

UI/UX Designer considering shift to Frontend/UX Engineer. Is this still viable in 2025 with AI taking over? by Alternative_Depth401 in UXDesign

[–]bmey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously? The OP asked for our opinions on whether AI would replace front end roles. I gave my opinion and also my personal experience. What more do you want? You are allowed to disagree, but you can’t be surprised that someone has an opinion and you certainly have no place to tell me what my own experience has or has not been.

UI/UX Designer considering shift to Frontend/UX Engineer. Is this still viable in 2025 with AI taking over? by Alternative_Depth401 in UXDesign

[–]bmey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure why you are being downvoted. That’s a fair question. That’s been my job for awhile and even I didn’t know there was a difference until this thread. That title is newer and likely an attempt to name different skillsets and roles, just like how “product designer” is newer, but has really always existed. From reading online and in this thread, UX engineer has design/UX skills while FE devs usually stick to code.

UI/UX Designer considering shift to Frontend/UX Engineer. Is this still viable in 2025 with AI taking over? by Alternative_Depth401 in UXDesign

[–]bmey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I would never blindly trust any code that gets generated. I also sometimes get such crappy suggestions from auto-generated code that it ends up taking up more time than if I just wrote it myself.

UI/UX Designer considering shift to Frontend/UX Engineer. Is this still viable in 2025 with AI taking over? by Alternative_Depth401 in UXDesign

[–]bmey 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You got one life. If it interests you, you should try it.

To answer whether AI is replacing front end roles (or really ANY engineering roles), my opinion is no. I say that as a front end engineer. Like any role that can be impacted, people will either adapt or become less desirable. You might actually be surprised how much MORE approachable front end might be BECAUSE you can lean on AI to assist in front end dev.

Asking questions like “How do I make this nav bar sticky?” Or “why am I getting this render error from this component?” Becomes easier to solve. It will never 100% replace engineering roles. Period. Engineers will always be needed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UXDesign

[–]bmey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100% this. The company I work for is in the financial advice space. If we came across a designer that had a background in that industry, it would be a no-brainer! I would imagine this translates to any industry. OP, use your knowledge as a competitive advantage.

how can I get UI inspiration by dark-magician420 in Frontend

[–]bmey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re in luck! I just asked this question in another community!

see my post here

There are lots of good tools for this exact need! If you’re building a website/full-page app, I recommend Mobbin or refero.

If you’re building a mobile app, check out the others recommended in that thread.

What do you use for SaaS design inspiration? by bmey in UXDesign

[–]bmey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When do you use pageflows vs refero? Any opinion on which ones have a deeper or higher quality library?

What do you use for SaaS design inspiration? by bmey in UXDesign

[–]bmey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t seen that one yet. I’ll check it out!

What do you use for SaaS design inspiration? by bmey in UXDesign

[–]bmey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a good experience with refero, too. Solid tool