The Future of Web Development: Our Predictions for 2023
by Chelsea Hagon, Senior Developer
1. AI Assisted Development
AI coding assistants are now part of most development workflows, but impact depends on process quality. Teams that pair AI with strong review practices and automated testing see the biggest gains.
The winning pattern is augmentation, not replacement: use assistants to accelerate implementation, then enforce architecture, security, and quality through human review and CI pipelines.
2. Rendering Patterns
Rendering strategy is now a product decision as much as an engineering one. SSR, SSG, and hybrid rendering each have tradeoffs in performance, freshness, and operational complexity.
Teams with clear performance budgets and route-level decisions tend to ship faster than teams trying to apply one rendering model everywhere.
3. JS Runtimes
Runtime options continue to expand with Node.js, Deno, and Bun. Each can be a good choice depending on ecosystem compatibility, hosting requirements, and team experience.
For most production teams, the best runtime is the one with stable tooling, reliable observability, and predictable deployment characteristics.