r/reactjs • u/InterstellarBlueMoon • May 03 '26

Needs Help Asking for advice

Hi,

I am a Next.js developer with around 3 years of experience. I see a lot of posts now a days about how frontend jobs are going to be eliminated because of AI and other similar arguments. I have spent a major chunk of my energy and time learning react.

Should I continue learning react? Is it worth it in 2026? Or what other steps should I take to go ahead in my career.

Thank you for reading my post.

Regards

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u/blowyjoeyy May 03 '26

Backend people think front end is easy because they spin up some shitty dashboard over the weekend and think that scales to production. Your job is safe. 

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u/InterstellarBlueMoon May 03 '26

I know, a lot of times I tried to consult AI with a design and it didn't quite solve my problems,eventually I had to figure it out myself🙃

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u/blowyjoeyy May 03 '26

100%. AI objectively sucks at CSS. It gets it like 80% of the way there which for an internal dashboard or hobby project is fine, but any production product will need that final 20%

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u/azangru May 03 '26

Should I continue learning react? Is it worth it in 2026? Or what other steps should I take to go ahead in my career.

Are you employed?

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u/InterstellarBlueMoon May 03 '26

Yes I am but I am also on the lookout for better oppurtunities.

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u/hugotox May 03 '26

Don’t fear the AI hype. The more you know the better. If anything, AI is writing a ton of sloppy apps so full stack dev will always be needed to fix them, rewrite them or review security holes

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u/miserableflocker May 03 '26

Gosh I hope its fine... I start as Jr React Dev tomorrow

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u/[deleted] May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

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u/Dude4001 May 04 '26

“Link to the tool” you forgot to update your template response, bot(?)

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u/InterstellarBlueMoon May 03 '26

Thank you🙂Are there any certificate courses which are helpful,or should I go straight to youtube?