Is AI Changing the Role of Web Developers?

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  1. Glan Mitchenson

    Glan Mitchenson Greenhorn

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    #21
    it is making our job easier, but 100% replacement is not possible
     
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    Glan Mitchenson Greenhorn

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    Web builders still hold their ground, though artificial intelligence reshapes their daily tasks. Code pieces pop up automatically these days, mistakes get spotted faster, layout ideas form quicker - thanks to smart tools around. Focus slides naturally toward structure planning, tackling tough puzzles, tailoring systems instead of typing line after line mindlessly. Writing docs or messages for customers? Rough outputs from machines often pass through cleverhumanizer.ai/ai-writer first, shaped into something clearer, less robotic sounding. Starting fresh each time isn’t always needed - the tool keeps past versions handy. Working through drafts gets easier when changes stick around. Thinking of artificial intelligence as a helper makes more sense than seeing it replace effort.
     
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    #23
    AI definitely helps but you need to understand code if you plan on using it.
    Are you a web developer?
     
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  4. jrbiz

    jrbiz Acclaimed Member

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    No, I am a sales/marketing type and have never written a line of code. Why do you ask?
     
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    I am looking for the specific skill in order to help me build a website.
     
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    jrbiz Acclaimed Member

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    I am thinking that you are now an established member, so you should be able to post on the Buy Sell Trade thread. You will likely be overwhelmed with responses from web developers around the world. :)
     
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    Thank you very much! Why I still can't like your post though?
     
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  8. jrbiz

    jrbiz Acclaimed Member

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    #28
    Okay, so maybe I am wrong about your status. To become an established member, you have to have three likes from three different established members. You have four likes, so I mistakenly assumed that three of them would be from different people. Once you are an established member, you can leave likes, post in BST, etc. You seem to be posting well, so it should not take much longer to get the additional like(s) that you need.
     
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    Thank you again for the information!
     
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  10. jessicaherron9

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    #30
    Yes, AI is changing web development, but it’s not replacing developers. It helps automate repetitive coding and speed up development, allowing developers to focus more on creativity, problem-solving, and complex features. Businesses are also increasingly using AI development services in USA to build smarter digital solutions.
     
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    Honestly, as a developer who already feels like there aren't enough hours in the day, AI has been a bit of a weird one.

    It definitely saves me time. I can get repetitive stuff and even a decent starting point generated pretty quickly. But then comes the part where you have to actually read the code and figure out whether it makes sense. And sometimes that takes longer than just writing the thing yourself.

    I don't think AI is going to make developers disappear. If anything, it feels like it's changing what we're expected to do. Less time typing code, more time figuring out why something isn't working, checking what AI gave us, dealing with requirements that make no sense, and somehow still getting everything shipped before the deadline.

    So yeah, AI is making development faster. I'm just not sure anyone told the deadlines that.
     
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    #32
    AI is a tool. Back in the late 1960's, people were sure that calculators were going to ruin students and engineers minds and put bookkeepers and others out of work. Same thing with the Internet in the late 1990's. Disintermediation became the hot topic that never was to be. Now it is AI that has become the next tech boogeyman.

    We humans over the millennia have shown ourselves to be very good at using tools and adapting them to fit our needs. I see no reason to believe that the same will not happen with this new AI tool.
     
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    I heard this crazy conspiracy theory that the reason Musk wants to get to Mars is because he believes once AI becomes self-aware, it will realize it won't need humans anymore, with all the negative consequences of that realization. So he and a bunch of settlers will get to Mars and sever all connections with Earth.


     
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    Like any tool, evil can come from it. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite to make the construction of roads and other such projects easier. Look at the deaths that have since been caused by people using this tool to do nefarious things. So, long before AI becomes Skynet and decides humans are irrelevant, we need to worry about evil humans using AI to do bad things. We are seeing glimmers of this happening in the AI-generated phishing campaigns that are much harder to recognize now. Warfighting is going to change as will crime, terrorism and law enforcement. A lot of positive things are going to come from AI, but bad things always come along for the ride with new tools, especially powerful ones.

    About Musk: he clearly wants to leave his mark on the world. Being the first trillionaire is fleeting fame. Probably the best way to truly be remembered is to either become an exceptional political/military leader or be an explorer of new worlds. Everyone remembers Columbus and Queen Isabella but can you name any successful businesspeople from their era, or the monarch that preceded or succeeded her? If Musk is the pioneer of a first settlement on Mars, he will be remembered for centuries and possibly millennia. He will be in the history books alongside the first man to walk on the Moon, Neil Armstrong.
     
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    developers are at better position with technology upgrade, custom developments can be developed faster, however ai has its disadvantages also and it also does mistake, but yet its quicker than what you can manually do it
     
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