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Ask HN: How are front end friends doing these days?

A Hacker News user reports that their company laid off a group of employees, with most from R&D and among R&D, most were front-end developers, prompting a discussion about the impact of AI tools on front-end jobs.

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With the popularity of AI tools, how are front-end folks doing?

BG: My company recently laid off a group of people, most of them from R&D, and among R&D, most were front-end.

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49356122](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49356122)

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