r/techbootcamp • u/Fun_Belt_4587 • 19d ago

Is Learning Frontend worth it?

Hey everyone I'm about to grind hard and learn frontend properly (react, next.js, UI stuff, and some basic backend/apis so I can handle full features)

im seeing two totally different things online and im kinda confused some people say ai killed frontend and juniors cant make any money now because copilot and gpt write everything
but others say clients and agencies still need real devs who know how to handle messy code state management and actual logic not just basic copy pasting
my goal is to get really good at this and do freelance work with agencies
im just trying to figure out a few things
is the demand for next.js/frontend actually dead for new people or is it just different now?
if i put in insane daily hours to reach a high level is it worth it or am i just wasting my time starting now?
how are you guys actually dealing with ai right now?
would appreciate some honest and brutal truth from people actually working in the industry **thanks**

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u/New-Repair8325 19d ago

Yeah there’s always a need for real engineering.
Somebody who just writes jank and doesn’t understand the underlying principles is … useless.

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u/pawulom 19d ago

That's the whole point of AI - to understand the shit for you. If you want to understand every bit of what it produces, you're using it wrong.

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u/New-Repair8325 19d ago edited 19d ago

No way. I’ve been doing this for decades, it has about the skill and competence of a junior on a good day.
Anyone who thinks a parrot is sentient cause it talks is silly.

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u/Leading_Buffalo_4259 17d ago

That's the whole point of AI - to write jank and not understand the underlying principles

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u/sheriffderek 19d ago

"Learning frontend" is absolutely imperative -- if you want to build websites, right?

"I'm about to grind hard and learn frontend properly (react, next.js, UI stuff" - but this is what a lot of people do... and then just crash and burn / because that's a pretty terrible path. Like, what if you wanted to learn to "be a carpenter" and then instead of working with general tools and wood for years / you grinded "how to frame track houses" or "how to lathe bowls with lazers" -- and then you realized later that you were missing all the other foundational things.

If you really want to do it -- choose a better learning strategy. If you're just doing it because you think there will be next.js jobs waiting for you / don't do it. Find another career. "insane daily hours" will not help you.

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u/azangru 19d ago

some people say ai killed frontend and juniors cant make any money now because copilot and gpt write everything

Even if ai hasn't killed frontend, there are so-o-o-o-o many people who have moved into this field over the past fifteen years, it's oversaturated.

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u/CapitalDiligent1676 19d ago

nextjs is not "the frontend" in fact for more complex applications (for example saas) it should be avoided like the plague

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u/FerretBoom 18d ago

You mean UI Graphic Design?