Front-End Fire 129: The Era of Humans Writing Code is Over
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Jan 26, 2026 Node.js creator sparks debate about AI replacing human coding and how roles may shift to design, prompting, and verification. Cloudflare's acquisition of Astro and open-source sustainability trends get unpacked. A surprise jQuery 4.0 release and Chrome adding vertical tabs make dev tooling news. Apple and Google’s deal to use Gemini for Siri rounds out the conversation.
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jQuery’s Modern Revival
- jQuery released version 4.0 with modern updates like Trusted Types and ES modules support.
- It still matters because jQuery remains widely deployed across many popular websites in 2026.
Coding Shifts From Typing To Orchestration
- Ryan Dahl claimed "the era of humans writing code is over," meaning syntax-level typing will decline.
- Hosts agree tooling will shift toward problem decomposition, prompting, and verification rather than manual syntax writing.
Treat AI As A Code Assistant, Not A Replacement
- Do write prompts and tests that capture edge cases and safety expectations when using AI to generate code.
- Verify outputs with domain knowledge to catch subtle mistakes the model may introduce.
