The React Boom is Over, what's Next?
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AI coding is a god-send for me. I reduced my coding work by 50% what gives me more room for architectural and solution-focused development work. With a right but complex prompting AI acts as a fantastic coding assistant for me. That makes my life much easier. I started to work with computers in the late 70s. The AI revolution is by far the most consequential development I have experienced during all that time. Exciting times to live through.
But very bad for new comers
It's exciting until the AI becomes so good that it replaces you 😂😂😂
Thats exactly the issue. Your time is a lot more efficient so your company now need one of you and none of middle-junior devs. And if there was 3 of your level developers and lets say 10 lower ones, thats two of seniors and 10 other fired, then senior gets hired and another 10 lower ones fired. So on, and you won't see a junior again.
@@mysteriousboss977it’ll be a a couple of decades before that
I just can't replicate that experience for myself. Tried to use it in a midsized project and the prompting took way more time than I expected. With manual intervention I got it working, but took way longer then if I had just done it myself. The change was not that complex. Used cursor with o1.
But there's certainly times where it's very useful, algorithmic stuff for example, there it really helps saving me a lot of time.
Stef is right on. Be wary of those that say "everything has to incorporate AI". There were those that said "everything has to be on the cloud" or "everything has to be a mobile app" or "everything needs a CMS". Be an advocate, but not a zealot.
I love that phrase bro! be an advocate, but not a zealot
I have been an On and Off Developer for 15 years. and every time i started looking for a job again and again there's always a new job requirement. Eventually what i realized, the never ending skill that cannot be replicated or replaced, is financial literacy. If you are financial free, knowledgeable, and able to manage your savings, money etc. specially if you are familiar with stock investing and how macro economics work. You always have a wiggle room to adapt and be ready for change. Sometimes you need some work downtime, to learn new things, which means going back to the start. It is hard to do this when you need to pay for expenses and your lifestyle is very expensive outside your money capability.
Good video as always. I agree with You and want to notice one thing. In the future understanding deeply code will be more important than ever, because many people will be writing apps without any programming knowledge (with AI tools). Someone will have to clean up the mess made by these tools.
great insight, Uncle Stef mentioned this prior. AI will indeed prove to be a windfall for devs. Imagine all the refactoring that will have to be done to improve buggy AI code. I am betting that the current AI-induced hiring deficit will be more than offset when AI code bugs hit hard.
You're the first person that has spelled this out so well! thanks!
Glad you like it!
Here's a crazy thought! Those old waterfall era product specifications with all of that beautiful detail and planning might just be the best AI era prompts imaginable. As an old time PM it brings me great joy to know that I have development capabilities at the ready and all without any politics! Yes, please!
Its great news because maybe we can go do bigger, better things. Freelance is the future imo
LLMs have changed my dev journey. It's the biggest thing since the web in the mid 90s. I absolutely love using AI to bring my coding to the next level. I can't wait for AI to sweep away all the chaff so that strong devs can get even stronger and the useless job-worths can be replaced with automation.
Thank u uncle Stef! ❤
Welcome!
Nice view uncle! I love to have the same thinking as you do prior the video, thank you for these daily mind visions. Cheers!
This is a good vid, but you should acknowledge that you've changed your tune significantly around AI. Just a few months ago, you said "don't focus on AI, just focus on the fundamentals, AI is just a fad/trend/hype, etc..". What did you come across that changed your outlook and advice?
I still say, focus on fundamentals. But use Ai.
@@StefanMischook For sure, I agree. Just curious what changed. Was it the o1 and o3 models? New tools like Cursor or Cline? Deepseek? Why the change of tone around AI?
@@larsfaye292 4.0 and o1 … and just speaking with developers using Ai and two startups as well. Again, I don’t see Ai making development obsolete, I just see it as an abstraction layer that should be embraced. Just as MVC frameworks are, React, Vue etc …
@@StefanMischook Thanks UncleStefan for such a video and advice. Which AI model is best for coding and development websites there are a lot of AI tools in the market which one should I choose to boost my productivity
Was there any React boom? It was all noise to me and utter non sense !
I've been a full stack developer for just under 20 years. React makes zero sense to me - in implementation, the paradigm, the approach and the fanboys. A bloated pile of unnecessary poo is how I describe all these front-end libraries
@@Etcher u don't use component based architecture in your frontend?
There certainly was and still is a React "boom". perhaps not for small projects or freelancing; but medium to large projects, React is king 👑
Right on! So many opportunities with this new tech. Love it
So far it's been beneficial for me working freelance
Even for beginners, using AI to speed up development is amazing. I remember a few years ago I would be stuck on a line or two of code for a week straight because something was not working as expected and I couldn't figure out how to fix it. Now, I just ask AI why something isn't working as expected and it quickly gives me insight on what I can change to fix the issue.
Do you think for a Django developer, Instead of React backend-first architectures HTMX and Alpine.js a good choices?
Absolutely. Anything over React, it's a mess of a framework. I highly encourage you to try either of those. And if you want larger ecosystems, Vue and Svelte are very close to Vanilla JS at this point, but considering you want to use Django templates, htmx and Alpine are far better for that case.
Does anyone remember when No Code tools were going to remove the need for coding? What about when COBOL was a stepping stone to no longer need coding?
I doubt anything AI does will reduce the need for experts in code.
The main problem is they not gonna hire junior.
Without being junior how can you be an expert?
Those got hired will be called REFACTORER
Running a few LLMs on my 32gig laptop using Lm Studio, while on a 2 month holiday in Vietnam. It's such a huge learning and devipment aid.
Evidence..The Oracle has spoken. Plenty of react jobs where I live and ai companies are hiring react Devs. Click bate, got to keep the small funds of UA-cam rolling in . Anything advertised on UA-cam is for sales. Subscribe, comment, like all they want for advertising placements. 😂 Money for clicks.
I didn't say no react jobs, I said the boom is over and the new boom will be Ai based jobs ... and I am sure we have React in the backend.
We can see you. We can see your pain lol
Uncle stef...you are the man! I LIKE ALL THAT YOU GIVE TO US AND YOUR STYLE BRO.!!!!!!
Unc, what did this have to do with React? Did I miss something?
A few years back, React was the hot must learn tech, today it is Ai assisted development.
@@StefanMischook Got it👌 Great video as always!
The age of AI Augmented Full Stack Developer.
Exactly! 👍
Promptgrammer
AI slop integrator more likely.
Hey Stefan Can you make a video about oppotunites in Web3 / Crypto
As for the title: the „boom“ of React is not over, it continues, as expected.
For AI: that’s a tool, not competition.
As someone who works and develops AI, it can’t be as smart as a person. It will never be, for obvious reasons.
To everyone who thinks AI will replace Developer: the demand for devs is rising.
Just not in the „I will create a shitty WordPress website for you“ field.
The trend to functional self hosted LLM's is going to open up a lot of things.
Hey uncle Stefan whats your opinion on web3 ? i noticed the AI and super computing seem to be on a collision course do you think being a future dev would require skills in all domains?
Fundamentals + generalist. Being aware of options so you can properly assess what the best routes to accomplish something. With Ai, knowing the nitty gritty details of the code is far less important. Essentially Ai will push you up the development hierarchy. Makes sense?
Hey Stef, i really like your videos! Maybe you could make a video where you go a bit more detailed into possible paths that will/might open up for webdevs. Thanks! :)
Thanks for the idea!
Now is the time to build something awesome, you will not get better time than this.
AI will take your job, and eat out your lasagne from the oven, and it will drink your last beer when you'll watch your favorite TV shows.
AI can't even scan a simple image when I ask it to find certain data using detailed instructions, like half the time.
@@OzzyTheGiant The AI dirties your clothes after you've just washed them at the laundromat and locks your car keys in the car.
Do you still reccomend PHP over Python/AI for a first language?
I started python as someone from a police educational/non IT related background it make me easy to enter programming. I'm working with next JS and typescript fulltime now but still have python projects
PHP is tiny bit easier
AI creates new roles and new jobs. Now we have MLOps Engineer role a brand new DevOps Engineer speciality for deployment of ML models into production. As long DevOps Engineers and MLOps Engineers exist, there will always be Software Engineers. ML Engineers, Software Engineers and Data Scientist all work together with Cloud Engineers, DevOps and MLOps Engineers as teams to build and deliver a product.
Stef admit it , you were completely wrong on AI. You don't know what it will happen in the future
No one does, but you keep clicking on these videos so he keeps making them.
I'm curious about how the rise of AI might change the way we learn to code, especially when it comes to syntax and basic principles , give us your thoughts uncle steff , ty
Great question! I think AI will make learning easier, but it won't replace a solid understanding of the basics.
I think we will focus more on problem solving instead of looking at languages. This higher level of understanding concepts will be even more crucial than learning x language
Thanks again!
Do you think AI can help me to code in Ruby?
What!?
PHP resurgence via Laravel 12, great times ahead.
People who will rely on AI will either be unemployed or with very low pay.
You should do complex, hard and boring job to be paid well. If everyone starts using AI, it will make everyone lazy and weak.
If you don’t utilize AI well, you will be too slow to keep up and be replaced.
@theojpofficial7770 ai will replace you anyway, there is no point there
@@davidbasil3161 agreed but it will prolong the replacement I think
@@davidbasil3161 The thing is no one needs you to do "complex, hard and boring job" anymore
@@theojpofficial7770 But if ai can do majority of your job today that job is cooked. If u use ai for FE and basic CRUD BE you will be more more productive than developer who doesn't use it, but in 5 years those jobs will probabably be fully replaced, so it doesn't make sense to waste time on them. You should do something that's too hard for ai, likr physics or engineering . Coding is easy and meaningless anyway
I just started learning React 😂 Thanks for always providing your perspective! Your videos helped me get hired as a BE developer. Now, I'm determined to catch this AI development wave.
You should keep learning it, there will be plenty of legacy react jobs for years to come.
Hello Stef, you often say to implement AI. Besides asking chaptgpt and it answering me, how can i understand other ways to use it. Is It possible for you to get on rhe computer and show us one way you used ai on a paid project. I know about asking ai for code, but after that how do you differentiate from others. Thanks ❤
Still do not kbow if php still relevant in 20xx year?? This guy has the answer
Priority will decide
5:55 And Ruby ♦?
Thank you Uncle Stefan 👍👍
You are very welcome
PHP will still overrun all of them, AI will make working with PHP even easier.
When are you gonna address the elephant in the room, when it's already too late and people stuck with a dying career? you aren't talking about opportunities, but more like coding turning into a very niche job, and not only that, anyone can do it, it's like saying a career that need 10000 very talented people would only need 10 with average talent, and don't address the problem and say it as a great news as there is 10 new opportunities, were you paid with AI or something? I totally don't get it!!
If you were a software developer (you obviously are not) you'd get it. "anyone can do it" - a typical misunderstanding of how AI is enabling devs to be better and to learn more. AI won't take your dev job, a developer who knows how to use AI to code will.
@Etcher as a developer who has been coding since early 2020. I've never been able to get a job anyway haha. But I code daily and use ai when I upskill. Honestly it's so much more interesting and fun than when I had to de mistify code with stack overflow arguments. The jobs have been gone for a while for some of us. Used to it, I'll get a job when I get a job.
Personally, I'm excited about AI and i think it's a great opportunity for open-minded freelancers. In fact, I believe it will be a game changer in the near future by allowing us to focus on what we often overlook, like writing clean code , performance etc and being more creative overall. so yeah I agree with Uncle Steff-this is just my perspective as a beginner coder
Steph is cold
Most likely born on 13th or 4th
What do you mean over?
It is still widely used, but the hype cycle is done.
You were wrong about AI buddy. As a dev I hate to admit it but our jobs most likely wont be here in a few years.
Humans won't be here in a few years, let alone programming jobs.. Developers are the last ones to be worried when AI takes over.
A little early to be talking past tense there, buddy
@ can you read? A legit question
@@theojpofficial7770 the jobs will always be there. But the nature of those jobs and demand will be different
this is the moment to make it count and cash out of the profession just in case. That's my mindset anyways. But you're right, right now AI is being held back by needing to be compatible with meat work (us devs). The next step is to do away with that entirely and make an AI language for programming that only the machine needs to understand.
I think builder and makers + developer skills are the real differentiator of people in jobs. In other words learn more skills than just coding. Learn to design and build real things. Learn electronics and mechanical assemblies. Robotics is a great space for young people. It gives them all of the above.
100% this is a huge opportunity. Especially for those ahead of the curve. Maybe even for those a bit behind it too. Its not quite happened yet though. I'm doing LLM eng course.. not as high end in terms of skills as it sounds.. but powerful.. extremely powerful skills. At the moment there is only literally one job I can see on indeed in the whole UK that meets the spec of the skills... but when indeed and sites like it are covered in that skill demand.. AI driven app dev (meaning AI powered app) and working or creating agents (a word we'll hear a lot!) , then we'll know its here.
hey Stef !!! Superb tips. May you answer a question ??? I would like to know if Laravel and all it´s ecosystem is a good framework to implement technologies with AI , and maybe a guess to the future about Laravel being a good framework to learn , for Freelancing or even to be hired by small and medium business. Do you think Laravel still worth investing in this whole new scene ??? What´s your prediction ??? Thanks for sharing all your knowledge for us !!!
Those who refuse to learn AI tools, wheatever their reason is, are probably at greater risk of eventually losing their job or missing on good career opportunities.
Hi uncle what do you think of devOp engineer are they high risk in recent years
Hey uncle Stef interesting video, but I still think react boom will only increase because of react native and if you combine that with AI and blockchain you could build decentralised apps with ai features which would be in demand what do you think?
Very possible. The space is moving so quickly it is hard to predict specifics. But learning React is still cool. 😎
How are these ai ppl going to pass programming exams and job interviews?
I don't think they will hire many juniors anyway, since demand for develoeprs will drop significany and we already have too many mediors and seniors.
Hey Stef, you said react was dead. What about Vue?
React is not dead, nor is Vue, but the boom is Ai. Makes sense?
@StefanMischook absolutely.
You thinking of making a new PHP course Stef?
No. My current foundations course is enough to get you going.
So Now ,I 'll leave react , but what is next
Everything will change. Even God has to change His strategy
Honestly speaking, i look forward to a Ruby joke 🤣🤣🤣
I don't agree with the title of video. React is still in demand and became legacy now. Tons of websites built on React.
Framework agnkstic JS libs that work in Solid, Vue, etc
React is great for apps that have to withstand 10k visits per minute, ok I agree. Now please tell me, please, do you will ever need an app that handles 10k visits/min? Are you prepared to go down the rabbit hole of react development for something that you will never need?
Even angular is still in demand technology
I DON'T get Ruby's hate, it may be a good first choice, and then if you REALLY need performance you can couple it with java for instance. Even python is often coupled with faster languages if necessary. And these days hardly any projects take off to require significant speed. Plus ruby is said to be memory leaks secure, which today is a great asset.
Why do you say to avoid Ruby?
cant really understand whether he's being sarcastic or what 😂
@@vendetta3953 He seemed very serious which is what had me somewhat confused. Why on earth would Ruby be bad? @StefanMischook...please help clarify this. Meantime, great and very insightful videos. Keep up the good work.
I'm a simple person, I see React criticism I hit like
😂
My take is and always will be, adopt any other framework thats not React. I dont care where the jobs are. Advocate for better DX and code thats easier to read.
Current programming languages are all based on ideas on how humans think and organize code, and AI learning is done from thousands of better or worse examples. With the advent of AI we might see a rise in popularity of languages that might be easier to index and generate from the AI tools. A new programming language that will be built with an accompanying AI module and can compile into machine code fast is the future. It might not be the most readable or elegant language but the benefits of quick changes and automated testing will outweigh the inelegant syntax.
Hugging face has many open source models too.
Next is coming Next
I LIKE YOUR HAT
Smartest comment today!
You mentioned React in your thumbnail yet you didn’t mentioned React single time in your video. You are supposed to explain your caption not just for people to click to get more views that is dishonesty.
The React boom is over, and the new boom is in Ai based development.
Great 👍
Appreciate it!
Next.js killed React. That maddness made a lot of people switch to Django, Laravel or whatever
I dunno. For me it looks pretty grim. AI is smart enough to kill a lot of entry level jobs, which means no more self-taught developers en masse, just golden students from best universities, and even more so - i hate to be a client to business using an AI at big scale. Text generation making tons of mistakes, usually very censured towards the owner political views. Image generation looks so obviously AI that i'd prefer no images instead of this crap all over the internet.
tl;dr; - AI is smart enough to kill newbies, not smart enough to be really helpful.
So in one breath you say "AI is smart enough to kill newbies, not smart enough to be really helpful" and in another you say the tech is crap (bad text generation, bad images etc). So which is it? Is AI going to replace "newbie" jobs with bad text generation and silly images or not?
What happens if your doctor depends heavily on AI? Will you find a more conservative one. I have just retired. If I want to apply for coding jobs, I will include e.g security cert in my resume
Sane front-end dev, I hope.
It’s AI. The end
Ruby is dead???? 😄😄😄
I'm open to replacing React, but nothing better has come along. There is a lot not to like about React, but TSX is just too good.
Survival of fittest!
I PRAY THAT YOU ARE RIGHT! *Starting CS degree in 2025 XD*
You’ll be fine! 💪
rip bozo
@@gestucvolonor5069You are just hating. You probably peaked making JS CRUDs, so you can't see past coding when it comes to CS, huh??
@@dosomethingwild4999 don't listen to them. Most commenters on social media have no fucking clue what they are talking about.
There's always barber college
"I know about an startup that was able to implement the product in 3 months with AI oposite to 1 year if they wouldn't use AI".
Yep, sure. No startup name, no use case example. Just vague claims for the sake of the clickbait.
THank GOd I really don't like react...
I hate html
It's just another useless hype. Any job oportunities for Fortran or Assembler developers?
Thanks Uncle Stef, I’m gonna take your last advice personal - avoid Ruby at all costs 😅
In my point of view we have to understand this like puzzle finish the time where tje complexity come from the code now its time for imagination we have 3 4 5 years untill will be laid off cuz the new language will be human language finish if then else it will be hi do that bye
👍
coping with AI..even the guy in the video will be cooked in 3 more versions
And a huge amount of layoffs? xD
Some layoffs as the transition rolls out. Like when VB6 developers moved into web and then mobile dev.
@@StefanMischook i just want juniors to have a chance that's all.
So vue.js and angular are safe from AI? Are you changing your opinion every week to follow the youtube algorithm?
Did you watch the video?
YYYUGE
ha. "whats next"
AI is still bad in coding.
It's good for your little freelance project and small client. But it's trash for bigger project or real enterprise application. And worse again in legacy enterprise application code xD
Then why are big companies investing in AI?
Who cares
Ai, allowed me to make a whole blown web app, with actual functionalities, with me not knowing a line of the damn code it was written...as a game developer I have no power in web... and this app would've never happened without Ai...
"with me not knowing a line of the damn code it was written". Lol yeah makes me want to trust and use your app so much !
@@SirMika9 welcome to the ai era, we are going to see a LOT of this stuff out there... and just by being online you can throw trust out the window... for using any app whatsoever...
I'm just going to call you liar.
@@adambickford8720 ill get back here and update you when the app is more presentable, currently is live but pretty early in debelopment, untill then call me whatever you want, and after that you can call me whatever you want as far as Im concerned about anyone calling me anything.
AI not going to take jobs directly
But companies are going to hire a group of 5 indians or kenyans or pacific islanders with a claude subscription for the price of 1/2 of 1 engineer and call it a day
so absolutely they're going away in the states
Firstt
The end is near, trying to learning coding now is similar to learning to type using a typewriter, who uses typewriter now? programmers will disappear like typewriters
No, writers used to use pen and paper, then typewriters, then desktop computers, laptops, smartphones and now Ai assistants.
@@StefanMischook Best answer ever!
Must adopt Mecurial or Buddh mindset. That was what Steph said!