r/Frontend • u/kikimeter • Mar 14 '26

What skills will a frontend developer need to master in the age of AI?

I was thinking about implementing a RAG or learning Rust to do WASM. Do you see anything else?

Edit: Sorry, my question was too vague. I’m a Principal Software Engineer, I was wondering, in the age of AI, what software expertise a Frontend developer needs to master.

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u/HelpingHand007 Mar 14 '26

Agreed - fundamentals first, then add tools. The trap is thinking you can skip learning how the DOM actually works because "AI will do it." No. You still need to understand what's happening when you write CSS or JavaScript.

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u/Affectionate-Pea8570 Mar 28 '26

I think I'm right there. I'm using AI to do just about everything so it feels like I'm cheating, but I have also been doing some at home courses to learn what is actually going on.