I’m a frequent visitor to the r/webdev subreddit, and recently I came across a post where someone shared an interesting story. The original poster (OP) talked about a client who questioned why they should pay for a developer when AI tools could do the job. OP decided to part ways with the client, and most people in the comments agreed—if the client thinks AI can handle everything, they’ll get what they pay for: a generic, AI-generated website.
This got me thinking: is being a frontend developer still relevant in a world where tools like Bolt, Loveable.dev, and v0.dev can generate entire websites with minimal input?
When I started my career as a web developer, I was working with PHP, building websites using WordPress and the CodeIgniter framework. But what I enjoyed most was the browser—making changes in Firefox DevTools and seeing them live instantly