Join leading experts for a thought-provoking discussion on how AI is reshaping software development. From agentic IDEs to spec-driven methodologies, this panel will explore tools, trends, and the evolving role of developers in the age of intelligent coding. Audience interaction is encouraged.
The Future of JavaScript is Becoming Smarter
In the ever-evolving world of JavaScript, AI is no longer a distant promise — it’s a reality shaping how we design, write, test, and maintain code. From intelligent autocomplete in your IDE to autonomous agents refactoring entire modules, the developer’s toolbox is being re-imagined. Join a panel of industry leaders for a dynamic conversation about how generative AI is revolutionising JavaScript development workflows — from the front-end to Node.js and beyond.
The XtremeJS 2025 Online Conference
The XtremeJS online conference returns for its 5th edition this December. This year’s highlight: a professional panel dedicated to exploring the impact of generative AI on software development in the JavaScript ecosystem. You’ll gain practical insights, participate in live interaction, and leave with a forward-looking mindset.
Today’s Uses of Generative AI in Web Development
Generative AI already plays a role across the full-stack web application development workflow.
Code completion & assistance
Tools like GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, and JetBrains’ AI features are helping developers rapidly sketch out logic in React, Vue, Angular, or Node.
Project scaffolding & generation
Entire Express, Next.js or React apps (with tests, documentation and CI configuration) can be bootstrapped by AI.
Code review & refactoring
Platforms such as SonarQube AI and other linters now highlight anti-patterns, unused code or optimise performance in JavaScript apps.
Test generation & coverage
AI accelerates the generation of unit and integration tests, mocks, and front-end e2e test skeletons for frameworks like Jest or Playwright.
Documentation & code explanation
From React prop-drilling to asynchronous flows in Node.js, AI can generate doc-blocks, README content, or even explain legacy JavaScript code.
Agentic development
Emerging tools empower AI agents to autonomously analyse requirements, refactor modules, implement features, and integrate with CI pipelines.
With JavaScript’s ubiquity across front-end, back-end, and serverless, and its rich ecosystem of frameworks and libraries, the language is a fertile ground for AI-driven evolution.
Questions for the Panel
What will the next era of web application development look like? Here are some of the questions from which we will pick the ones we will explore:
Developer Skills & Roles
What core skills will JavaScript developers need in an era dominated by spec-driven and AI-augmented development? How will AI reshape the role of frontend developers—will coding become orchestration? How will AI reshape hiring for frontend and full-stack roles? Will system thinking outweigh coding? What does collaboration look like when developers, PMs, designers, and AI agents all contribute to specs?
Architecture & System Design
Will we see new architectural patterns emerging (e.g., “AI-first modules”, “agentic micro-front-ends”)? Will AI blur the lines between frontend, backend, and DevOps in full-stack development? How should teams document their systems to harness AI-powered development fully? Are formal specs (EARS, UML, OAS) becoming essential?
Productivity, Technical Debt & Code Quality
Can agentic IDEs and autonomous tools help manage technical debt in large-scale JS applications? What are the risks of over-relying on AI-generated code in mission-critical systems (auditability, consistency, trust)? How will AI impact performance optimization in modern web apps? Can it manage profiling, refactoring, and rewrite cycles automatically?
Testing, QA & Reliability
Will AI transform the way we test web applications? Can AI generate and maintain test suites, detect flaky tests, and improve coverage autonomously? How do teams validate and verify changes produced by autonomous or semi-autonomous agents?
The panel will provide us all with practical, firsthand perspectives from professionals operating at the intersection of AI, modern front-end frameworks, Node.js backends, and full-stack JavaScript engineering.
We invite the JavaScript community to contribute. If you have a question you’d like our Xperts Panel to tackle, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
