--- title: Do Frameworks Matter Anymore? | daily.dev description: An essay by a full-time open-source web framework developer questions whether web frameworks still matter in the era of agentic, AI-assisted coding. The author... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/jjcau4m4i twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Do Frameworks Matter Anymore? | daily.dev og:description: An essay by a full-time open-source web framework developer questions whether web frameworks still matter in the era of agentic, AI-assisted coding. The author... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/jjcau4m4i og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jJcau4M4I.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Do Frameworks Matter Anymore? **[Alexey Zerkalenkov](https://daily.dev/sources/tzhsbevyajhcmr0fmoxfj)** · [@alexeyzerkalenkov](https://daily.dev/alexeyzerkalenkov) · 56 upvotes · 19 comments ## Summary An essay by a full-time open-source web framework developer questions whether web frameworks still matter in the era of agentic, AI-assisted coding. The author argues that whether or not you consciously choose a framework, an LLM will implicitly build one as it writes code, so the real question is whether to use a well-tested, documented framework like React/Next.js or let an agent invent its own ad-hoc abstractions. Frameworks are valued for providing abstractions, structure, and constraints, which help both human and AI collaborators produce maintainable code. The piece reflects on HMR, TypeScript, and useEffect as examples of developer experience features whose value is shifting in an AI-assisted workflow, and closes with a call to keep building new, standards-based, full-stack JavaScript frameworks rather than assuming the framework wars are settled. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@georgeongoro** · 23 upvotes > Yes, they still matter! **@dinhego** · 21 upvotes > I kind of stopped taking it as a nice article when I read "useEffect wizard". **@xendk** · 16 upvotes > Didn't bother reading, but a framework is a collection of judgement calls on tradeoffs. What makes people use frameworks is the quality of those judgements. AI sucks at judgement. **@anderspersson** · 12 upvotes > Yes, becurce quality matters, even if you use AI. **@ristotoldsep** · 4 upvotes > If the agent will invent a framework anyway, I'd rather give it one with docs. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Governing Security in the Age of Infinite Signal](https://daily.dev/posts/governing-security-in-the-age-of-infinite-signal-qhihbir44) · Snyk · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government](https://daily.dev/posts/no-one-has-a-good-plan-for-how-ai-companies-should-work-with-the-government-nkajqoze1) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript), [#nextjs](https://daily.dev/tags/nextjs), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/jjcau4m4i) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/jjcau4m4i","headline":"Do Frameworks Matter Anymore?","text":"Shared: Do Frameworks Matter Anymore?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/jjcau4m4i","datePublished":"2026-09-23T15:51:43.203Z","dateModified":"2026-09-23T15:52:45.945Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexey Zerkalenkov","url":"https://daily.dev/alexeyzerkalenkov","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKQBwPwaHC4XrPy0rniDybogCxlwDp7QCLkbwsqNRQSFhqDIlIf=s96-c","description":"Fullstack AI Engineer","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":9110}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--0_ODbtD2--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2008","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":56},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":19}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/2eG9awSdo"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Yes, they still matter!","datePublished":"2026-09-23T19:00:52.134Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/jJcau4M4I#c-4rezImrll","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"George Ongoro","url":"https://daily.dev/georgeongoro","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--jXl_MleY--/f_auto/v1779359556/avatars/avatar_JCfNZtLPNzTFifdLCBjRk?_a=BAMAMiWQ0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":23}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"I kind of stopped taking it as a nice article when I read “useEffect wizard”.","datePublished":"2026-09-23T17:59:54.150Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/jJcau4M4I#c-I2kTS7Ttc","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Diego Rapoport","url":"https://daily.dev/dinhego","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/66575787?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":21}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Didn’t bother reading, but a framework is a collection of judgement calls on tradeoffs. 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