2024 is (almost) over. And it's been a difficult year for web devs. At least for some. At the same time, it's been a year that saw multiple big releases - like React 19 and Angular 18 & 19.
But what else?
It's been a rough 1.5 years for (web) developers. Layoffs, AI and the general economy are all not helping.
So....should you still learn how to code?
As always, backwards-compatible (though there is one big breaking change!) but packed with features!
TailwindCSS is an amazing CSS framework that changed how many (most?) web developers style their websites.
But vanilla CSS also developed quite a bit over all those years. And it has certain advantages over TailwindCSS.
Astro is a really amazing web framework. But it seems as if not that many developers are actually using it. That's too bad!
You can see AI as a threat or embrace those tools to boost your productivity!
When will React 19 stable be release? And why is its release delayed? Max takes a closer look in this episode.
Generative AI had a huge impact. And it's probably only getting started. Or maybe it isn't ... maybe it'll have less of an impact than many people think.
But it definitely has one huge problem right now, in my opinion.
In (web) development, there's always something new to learn. And, yes, this can feel overwhelming.
But it's actually amazing!
We spend a lot of time writing code. Therefore, your development environment should be set up to make you as productive as possible.
But you can also overdo it...