# The End of Front-End Development ![rw-book-cover](https://www.joshwcomeau.com/images/og-the-end-of-frontend-development.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[joshwcomeau.com]] - Full Title: The End of Front-End Development - Category: #articles - Summary: Large language models like GPT-4 are becoming increasingly capable, at an alarming rate. Within a couple of years, we won't need developers any more! …Or at least, that's the narrative going viral on Twitter. I'm much more optimistic about what these AI advancements mean for the future of software development. - URL: https://www.joshwcomeau.com/blog/the-end-of-frontend-development/ ## Highlights - Pretty much since the beginning, there's been a concern that web developers would be made redundant by some new technology. In the 2000s, it was WordPress. In the 2010s, it was Webflow. In the early 2020s, it was "no code" tools. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gx23z6hd1x2cvnkyzw8f61pk)) - Tags: [[favorite]] - And, in a way, web developers *have* been made obsolete! These days, if a local bakery or a dentist or an artist needs a website, they're probably not hiring a developer and paying them tens of thousands of dollars to build something from scratch. They'll hop onto SquareSpace, find a template they like, and spend $20/month. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gx23zy6zw1v2pzrw4qht8b10))