What Is a Frontend Developer Worth When AI Builds the Frontend?
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This site was built with heavy AI assistance. That raises an uncomfortable question for the person who built it: if an AI can produce a frontend, what exactly is a frontend developer for? The internet has two loud answers, and both come with evidence. This post lays out the strongest version of each side, what they actually agree on, and what a frontend developer should be bringing to a team in 2026. It is written for engineers and for the people who decide whether to hire them.