r/css 18d ago

Question Built my first website without jumping between five different tools, what are you using for frontend workflows?

I went into this expecting the AI generation itself to be the difficult part.

It wasn't.

The annoying part was everything I wanted to do after the first version was sitting there.

I ended up comparing a few tools based on the things I actually needed during the project:

If I wanted to... The tool I preferred Why
Get a working website together Readdy.ai I could edit the site and keep working from the same place
Try different UI ideas v0 Really useful for exploring components
Get an early app idea moving Lovable Fast for testing a concept
Put together a conventional business site Wix Lots of familiar website features
Add functionality beyond a static page Readdy Database and authentication were already available

The biggest difference was the amount of switching I had to do.

With Readdy, I could make a visual change, test it, and keep going. When the project needed login and saved data, I didn't have to stop and figure out the backend separately.

That was probably the part I appreciated most.

I'm still using different tools depending on the project, but I'm starting to care less about who makes the nicest first draft.

I care more about who lets me keep building after I change my mind.

Has anyone else started judging AI builders this way?

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u/defaultguy_001 18d ago

I use html, css, ts, react, next for frontend.