Front end development in 2040

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Predicts concrete shifts: JavaScript gains static typing, making TypeScript obsolete a plausible 15-year outcome; a native reactive primitive (signals/proxies) replaces much framework plumbing; meta-frameworks keep value by wiring routing, fetching and deploys while React/Vue/Angular lose dominance (React ~75% today but declining). Tooling trends: Vite overtakes Webpack and Astro shows very high satisfaction. AI becomes built into IDEs and browsers but produces brittle tests and risky automation, so expect stricter review practices and stronger emphasis on accessibility, state architecture and design systems.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:37Front end in 2010
3. 13:55Front end today
4. 26:02Predicting 2040
5. 37:50Survival kit
6. 39:18Q&A

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