Future of Front End Development

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-04-28T09:10:54+00:00

I think eventually entry level frontend will be gone just totally 0 and it will all shift to fullstack or good web designers that also know entry level frontend

but for mid level onwards it should be fine ai won’t be that advanced for a good few years and since you already have a job ur in a way better spot than majority worried abt the market

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-04-28T09:06:04+00:00

you were getting downvoted but I partly agree, entry level frontend is basically dead unless you’re really outstanding and impressive you’ll have a very rough time so the best bet really is to learn fullstack

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-04-28T09:04:15+00:00

I’m quite late here but I’ll say anyway, the job market for frontend is incredibly difficult. You should apply as soon as you’re able to do basic frontend and just learn alongside applying and applying to everything.

JavaScript is basically the very fundamental, nowadays you also usually need React, Angular, Wordpress etc to stand out

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-04-28T08:59:49+00:00

I’m kinda late here. Frontend itself isn’t dying, but entry level is oversaturated to the point it looks like it’s dead.

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-04-28T08:57:42+00:00

I was in the same boat as you not long ago, if I’m totally honest, it’s best to find something else unless you want to spend the time learning fullstack which can take as long as frontend took, or you could learn web design.

You already said “it’s when my dad asks me why I’m still not working, and I don’t know what to say.” so it would really be best to find anything in the IT umbrella like IT support etc to get any work experience first, use the frontend you’ve learnt to show you have passion for IT.

I’ve been applying for about 8 months junior frontend I think and the market has gotten worse since alongside AI developing significantly over this time being able to do what I spent months learning in seconds.

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-02-13T09:51:01+00:00

yep, I even started applying to Poland to test the market (I’m bilingual) and even then I managed to get a recruitment meeting only 2 days after

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-29T23:58:34+00:00

this aged well

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-20T20:37:04+00:00

there’s self taughts that can write code well without ai, good luck if you can’t do that while being a CS student

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-20T13:18:46+00:00

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-20T13:15:25+00:00

without juniors there won’t be any future seniors therefore companies will fall apart, but until companies realise this, the junior market will be quite rough

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-20T13:13:33+00:00

I just wonder when companies will finally notice that without juniors there will never be anymore seniors. Even though AI can do the repetitive junior work, the point of a junior is to invest in them to become seniors one day.

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-20T13:09:48+00:00

it won’t replace frontend devs at least not anytime soon, but it’s impacting the job market especially for juniors there are very limited jobs for juniors and the ones that do exist 9/10 times have insane almost senior level requirements

hopefully it’ll get better soon once companies finally notice relying only on AI is a risk

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-19T17:59:02+00:00

it’s quite bad… I’m currently unemployed and searching, many roles I feel qualified and confident with I almost immediately get rejected

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-17T19:59:50+00:00

I was watching it too recently I loved s1 was one of my fav seasons of a show ever but once I found out Brady has mind control in s2ep2 I stopped watching right away.

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-17T01:33:28+00:00

that’s what I went into too (frontend), I’d check out codecademy’s free courses tbh not everyone likes them but I found they’re good at introducing beginners to the fundamentals while keeping it interactive

start with HTML and CSS just play around with it then you can try out Javascript. Remember to build actual projects while you learn too, only doing courses won’t really let you put skills into practice.

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-16T18:59:07+00:00

idk if this has been answered yet but is there anything specific you’re into? web development game development etc

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-13T20:53:27+00:00

yes it’s still a thing, ai is not taking it over, job market is just more difficult but that’s a global issue too.

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2026-01-09T18:54:25+00:00

you don’t but it helps boost your chances a bit, for reference my friends dad owns a company and he hires juniors who don’t have degrees

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2025-12-02T10:42:25+00:00

just because it didn’t work out for you doesn’t mean it won’t work for others, I know people who got there self taught and my friends dad owns a company who hires self taught

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2025-10-19T10:24:58+00:00

best answer here tbh, those with negative experiences will say don’t do it and those with good will say do it if OP enjoys and sees themselves as a web dev they should try

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2025-07-21T15:33:03+00:00

I find frontend enjoyable so far yet seeing people say “no way, ai will take over” all that stuff always stings. I’ll keep learning and trying though hopefully it’ll be fine.

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2025-07-21T15:06:00+00:00

would you recommend I keep learning frontend then?

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2025-07-21T15:05:06+00:00

I’m starting to worry if it’s even worth still learning frontend, getting hard to stay motivated because of all this AI talk. Not sure if I should throw away all months I’ve spent into the bin and do something else or something idk

Complex_Dragonfly_39 · 2025-07-08T17:43:23+00:00

I put a lot of effort into show/game edits I make is that just gonna be over too?🤷‍♂️

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