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World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 9, 2026 • Session details

After the Framework Wars: What’s Next for Web Development

Edith Harbaugh , Seth Webster , Victor Savkin , Francesco Ciulla

The framework wars are officially over. Thrive in the AI era by trading syntax tribalism for deep system architecture and mastering the elusive last mile of production.

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#1 about 5 min

The enduring value of web frameworks in the AI era

How the compounding value of battle-tested frameworks empowers developers to focus on products rather than reinventing underlying architecture.

#2 about 2 min

Managing and controlling agentic code at enterprise scale

How feature flag platforms provide necessary guardrails and measurement tools for safely deploying massive volumes of auto-generated code.

#3 about 5 min

Evaluating backend framework choices for modern software applications

Why curiosity, code quality, and reducing technical debt matter more than standardizing on a single backend language.

#4 about 7 min

Essential developer skills for the AI coding generation

Why understanding system fundamentals, coupling, and customer empathy provides a distinct advantage over simply memorizing framework syntax.

#5 about 7 min

Shipping side projects and overcoming the last mile problem

How the decreased cost of generating code makes finishing projects and developing architectural taste the key differentiators for engineers.

#6 about 4 min

Actionable advice for navigating the AI software development ecosystem

Final recommendations on prioritizing critical system bottlenecks, maintaining focus on business outcomes, and abandoning unpromising side projects.

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Navigating framework adoption and specialized frontend hiring constraints

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