Is AI causing a repeat of Front end's Lost Decade? | Hacker News

Hacker News users debated whether AI is triggering a new frontend “lost decade” or improving development practices.

Supporters said LLMs can help encode accessibility and other conventions into everyday coding.

Critics argued AI and high-level frameworks make it easier to ship rushed MVPs with weak testing, performance, and UX.

The discussion centered on whether these tools raise software quality by enforcing best practices or lower it by making bad habits easier.