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mr. TIM @timkellogg.me · 22/09/2026

Three.js project founder calls it quits, citing AI making work less interesting

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I think it's time to hang up my Three.js hat.
First of all, this is not a pity post-l'll be fine.
Second, I'm not 100% confident about this since it's hard to say what the future looks like.
But I'm an over-sharer and like to talk out loud, so ! thought I would share some thoughts on where I see things going and why I'm considering quitting Three.js development.
Some signals I've noticed lately that have gotten me thinking:
- Since Astra was released, I've probably seen at least 10 posts from different people that have achieved similar quality to Three.js Water Pro or better.
- Someone downloaded a video recording of one my posts, fed it to Astra and recreated it with 90% accuracy
- l've had less and less clients referrals
- A Three.js developer I respect very much is retiring from the industry due to impact of Al and lack of interest
- I've heard 2nd hand accounts of other developers losing majority of course/plugin sales due to Al
- I've noticed Three.js posts have shifted from work created by seasoned developers to vibe-coded games and demos.

But honestly, the main reason I'm considering calling it quits is I no longer see value in what I do when it can be replicated so easily.
I've always enjoyed working on hard problems. Naturally, outsourcing the hard part to an agent takes away a lot of the enjoyment for me. High-level orchestration of agents does not tickle my brain in any special way.
At the end of most days I feel unfulfilled and bored. I honestly feel like I've lost much of my critical thinking ability as I've stopped coding. I find it harder to focus on tasks and my attention-span and comprehension is noticeably dropping.
I'm still going to continue what I've been doing for the next few months and wrap up the projects in my queue (Water Pro v4 and Fire Pro)-I'm sure I'II always been tinkering with Three.js in one way or another.
But after that, it's time to start thinking about what else is out there for me.
I'd love to hear thoughts from other developers & freelancers on the matter, positive or negative.
Feel free to vent!

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 06/09/2026

But was it packed with protein? bsky.app/profile/ohro...

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 06/09/2026

Had some fun this weekend. Recreated the infamous UX designer vs developer meme switch using Fable 5.1. Summary: whilst it completed the work in a matter of minutes, it required a lot of manual intervention to get the details right. Check it out: james-gulland.github.io/daybreak-swi...

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KM @sudox.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

To anyone who does not live in Paris but visits the city at regular intervals (as I do), the transformation has been staggering: Paris has been reclaimed from cars. It can be done, and could be done in London too. It is all about political will and taking the risk of being unpopular - for a while.

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 25/08/2026

I absolutely rinsed your last one! So good 👍

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 25/08/2026

The 5 Simpsons lines I’ve uttered most off the top of my head: 1. Am I so out of touch? No, it's the children that are wrong. 2. To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems 3. Mind if I tag along... I'm a bit of a crime buff 4. I am so smart. SMRT. 5. Cowabunga, dude.

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 15/08/2026

Thank you, appreciate you taking interest! 👍

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 15/08/2026

Hey! Venues have custom hardware for optical tracking and cameras, kiosks for setup, players just have turn up and have fun! We’re currently trialling in London 👍

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 15/08/2026

Just a little something I am working on... 😊

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 14/08/2026

Some very cool liquid gooey effects for React gooey.jakubantalik.com

gooey.jakubantalik.com

Liquid Gooey

Liquid UI effects for React

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 02/08/2026

Nice mental model for React architecture: start with plain props, graduate to compound components, composers/providers, then lifted state - but only when each solves a real problem. Avoid abstractions until they’ve earned their place. backstage.orus.eu/react-compos...

backstage.orus.eu

Props, Composers, and Providers: the composition pattern we're converging on | Orus Engineering Blog

Our frontend has grown fast. Along the way we accumulated props drilled several layers deep to reach one leaf, components that fetch data, hold state, and render markup at once, and rows steered by a ...

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sarcastic parrot @monkchips.com · 18/07/2026

Rock Against Racism began in 1976 as a reaction to a bunch of racist commentary by Eric Clapton. It's 50 years later and people in tech are still saying similar things. Is it time for a Tech Against Racism movement? We could put on some conferences, some gigs, organise to make it unacceptable.

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 29/06/2026

Did you see how shockingly bad the build is? Appalling. bsky.app/profile/notu...

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 26/06/2026

if you need me, i'll be in the fridge.

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Next.js @nextjs.org · 25/06/2026

Next.js 16.3 Preview: Instant Navigations A new suite of tools that brings the responsiveness of client-driven SPAs to Next.js, without giving up what Server Components do best. The speed of the server, with the feel of the client. Try it and tell us what you think ↓ nextjs.org/blog/next-1...

nextjs.org

Next.js 16.3: Instant Navigations

A new suite of tools that brings the responsiveness of a single-page app to the server-centric model of Next.js.

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 22/06/2026

Your video walkthroughs are always boss @aurorascharff.no and I love how you always link through the repo, so I can study later - thank you! Quick q - with v16.3, will we still need to enable cacheComponents in the next.js config or will it be enabled by default from now onwards?

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 22/06/2026

Not a very helpful response, but I also get the same issue as rem on the 02 example, on Macbook with Chrome. The audio file doesnt play - it looks like the link is broken - but if I inspect and play the audio independently in a separate tab it works, so I think an issue with the media-blam?

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Neal Agarwal @neal.fun · 18/06/2026

Made a site that takes objects from wikipedia and turns them into endless I Spy > neal.fun/wiki-spy/

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 16/06/2026

The social internet got turned into a giant dopamine farm by a handful of companies who literally hired the same psychologists who design casino floor layouts, and the policy-makers just threw up their hands and said "guess we better ban kids from using the internet then"

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Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 15/06/2026

I have a vague worry that, as we put more and more computation into CSS, web devs are going to end up with performance issues that are difficult to trace to their source compared to JS solutions. The answer is to surface this in DevTools I guess.

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 15/06/2026

I just bought the paperback, can’t wait to check this 👍

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Max @maxwellcohen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🚨🚨🚨 React Compiler Rust Port is merged!!! Thank you to Mofei, Mike, @ricky.fm, @en-js.bsky.social, and @no.lol for their work on the port! github.com/react/react/...

screenshot showing react compiler port to rust is merged

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Jamie Magee @jamiemagee.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Turns out "let me just npm install real quick" was a security incident the whole time v12 is making dependency install scripts opt-in. I helped build it. You're welcome/I'm sorry. github.blog/changelog/20...

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Upcoming breaking changes for npm v12 - GitHub Changelog

Our next npm major version, v12, introduces security-related default changes to npm install. All these changes are available behind warnings in npm today on 11.16.0 or newer, so you can…

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 09/06/2026

Hell yes! Typography game on point, as per usual. Will you share when live?

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 08/06/2026

If you are in need for a decent, minimal, developer-first consent banner, this one is definitely worth a look: c15t.com Some great docs, support for number of frameworks, you can fully control it yourself.

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The Developer-First Consent Banner

c15t is an open source framework for managing cookies, consent, and privacy compliance. Built for modern web apps. It's fully customizable, framework-agnostic, and designed to give developers full con...

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 07/06/2026

It still amazes me how many React folks are not aware of React Doctor - it needs more love: www.react.doctor It's without a doubt one of the best tools out there in the React ecosystem for avoiding bad React patterns, especially with all the AI slop out there.

react.doctor

React Doctor

Let coding agents diagnose and fix React codebases with deterministic static analysis.

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 06/06/2026

Pilcrow, the creator of Lucia Auth, wrote a free guide on all things authentication. I'm digging through it this morning, and seems a fantastic resource for devs of all levels. auth.pilcrowonpaper.com

auth.pilcrowonpaper.com

Pilcrow's auth book

Pilcrow's collection of guides, recommendations, and examples for implementing auth in web applications.

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 03/06/2026

"So, if you’ve ever seen a spinner freeze for a moment before the UI is updated, this is why!" Another 'holy shit' moment whilst reading a @joshwcomeau.com article.

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 29/05/2026

Side note: this is now available for Cursor marketplace. Almost 500 downloads which is not too shabby.

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 27/05/2026

Great read for Next.js devs on data fetching best practices from the new Vercel DX'er!

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James Gulland @jamesgulland.com · 27/05/2026

and the I wanted to filter or sort that data on the table.. is it best practice to use something like Tanstack Query to manage state, and how do you hydrate/synchronise the data and caching etc. Do you know of any good examples I can follow? Thanks!

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