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Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago

How does the web dev industry right now differ from 3 or 4 years ago?

I was a web dev for about 3 years until I left the industry, and this was just at the start of the extreme rapid push of AI. This was when my company originally

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago

We are all just testers now

I plan my specs. Claude implement it. 80% of my daily work now is testing Claud's output. submitted by /u/RandomUserName323232 [link] [comments]

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

[Showoff Saturday] I built an app that converts any text into high-quality audio. It works with PDFs, blog posts, Substack and Medium links, and even photos of text.

I’m excited to share a project I’ve been working on over the past few months! It’s a mobile app that turns any text into high-quality audio. Whether it’s a webp

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

[Showoff Saturday] Built an AI-powered Tarot/astrology app but got stuck with payments because of the "esoteric" category

Hi, I want to share a breakdown of how I built my AI-powered Tarot/astrology app and the ridiculous problems I got when trying to launch it. When I started, I r

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

How do you challenge yourself in the age of AI?

I don't get as much dopamine out of programming anymore because of AI, but at the same time, it's hard to avoid using it because it's too convenient. I miss the

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

[Showoff Saturday] I built an app that converts any text into high-quality audio. It works with PDFs, blog posts, Substack and Medium links, and even photos of text.

I’m excited to share a project I’ve been working on over the past few months! It’s a mobile app that turns any text into high-quality audio. Whether it’s a webp

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

How do you maintain project context when you hit limits and have to switch AI tools?

One of the most frustrating parts of using AI coding tools is what happens when you have to switch between them. Every time I move to a different tool, I end up

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

For new project development, where do you draw the line between "vibe-coding" and "directing an AI with knowledge and competence"?

I think it's fair to say that someone who has never done non-AI web development will always be vibe-coding. For, say, an experienced (20+ years) developer, woul

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

GitHub Copilot seems to have become much more expensive and limited - have you switched to something else?

I use GitHub CoPilot in VS Code in my small webdev business, and today I just found out that I burned through my usage quota in two working days, using it the s

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

The Mandala Studio

Code: https://github.com/anishshobithps/themandalastudio It's a fun project for timepass, feedback appreciated. submitted by /u/anish_shobith_19 [link] [commen

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

I built a browser-local handwriting-to-OTF font generator with no AI, no OCR, and no server upload

<img src="https://external-preview.redd.it/kwAW6SlHtznqYN1K1vXo8dqvPlzhefpLrectVTuwWkM.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=50a5ca3334c47fa330098f9

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

CMU research study on spec-driven development — looking for open-source devs to interview (45-60 min, Zoom)

Hey everyone, I'm a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University conducting a research study on how developers are actually using spec-driven development (SDD) in p

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

What does full-stack web development even mean with AI around these days?

So, what does full-stack web development even mean with AI around these days? I mean, if I say I'm a full-stack web developer, I should probably be handling the

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

My ideal coding assistant doesn't wait for me to ask. It already knows what code I'm looking at.

When I'm reading someone else's code, a new codebase, a library I haven't used, something I inherited, I have a lot of moments where I think "what does this act

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

If the AI could already see your screen while you were coding, which problems would you actually ask about that you currently don't?

I've been thinking about a specific version of AI-assisted debugging. Not asking which tool is smarter, but asking about the behavior change that would come fro

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

Copilot being in my editor changed how often I reach for AIClaude in a separate window doesn't have the same effect.

I use Claude a lot for complex problem-solving and Copilot inline in VS Code for quick completions. The difference in actual usage frequency is something I've s

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago

I built a web app where you generate 3D objects made up of separate, logically connected parts (instead of monolithic blobs generated by standard AI generators)

<img src="https://preview.redd.it/i4sn7oaeqb4h1.gif?frame=1&width=140&height=78&auto=webp&s=84ad93f617b7a658c7343c88a9e67e8518ecfa41" alt="I bui

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago

How do you manage your skills for codex and claude?

I started with project level .codex and .claude folders to keep the skills. Most of the skills are common for both of the models and when I change something in

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago

As a freelancer or small agency owner, have you seen an increase or decrease in demand in the last few months?

I think the bar for what a website is or can do or the purpose serves is only going to increase as AI tools make them more accessible. Tools like Claude Code ca

Reddit r/webdev 💻 AI-Assisted Coding ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago

Frustrated with AI-generated responses when reviewing PRs

Here comes another AI rant. So for context we were provided with claude and gemini accounts and were encouraged to leverage AI tools into our daily workflows. A