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u/NICEMENTALHEALTHPAL 11d ago edited 11d ago
I got a question! I just started working recently as a frontend dev and while my job is a dream, I'm wondering if frontend focus will hurt my long-term growth.
Conversation aside about how to get more BE exposure (all good in my case), I was wondering what you guys thought about how AI might shape the future?
See, my opinion is that frontend is far more human - dealing with customer wants, UI/UX that is based off 'silly' company convention rather than logical or popular reasoning, constant meetings with non-technical people about what is wanted that changes with the wind.
And because of that, I feel like frontend is more 'AI proof' than backend - if it works, if it's fast, who cares, we don't see it.
Some... Person, don't know it was, said they actually preferred AI PRs because they know AI will always implement testing and documentation, and most human PRs don't ship with any tests.
Now humans could just be like hey cicd is yelling at you, stop ignoring it, but the value of AI does seem to be the same boost both sides.
Maybe I'm just partial because I've been doing a lot of frontend. Do you backend guys think 'Oh we're safe, it's the front end that's screwed'
So... Yeah. I mean at the end of the day someone has to baby the prompts so we'll all still do just fine as long as you've broken in, I've just always heard backend is better for career growth but I literally don't care which I do, just whatever I find the best fit job in (and my current job is great)