The Future of AI and Next.js The landscape of web development is changing. AI code generators are getting better every month, but frameworks like Next.js remain critical for building fast, scalable, and secure applications. This isn't a hype post. I use AI agents to build production software every day — including this site. Here's what's actually working. The Real Shift The real shift isn't AI replacing developers — it's AI becoming a development tool that multiplies what a single engineer can ship. I use Claude and GPT daily to: Generate boilerplate — API routes, form validation, database schemas Debug faster — paste an error, get a fix in seconds Write tests — describe the behavior, get the test Refactor at scale — rename patterns across an entire codebase But the boilerplate stuff is table stakes now. The interesting part is what comes next.…