https://zhanwei.wang/en/tags/frontend-development/Recent content in Frontend Development on Zhanwei WangHugoen-USMon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0800https://zhanwei.wang/en/posts/vibe-coding-frontend-driven-development/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0800https://zhanwei.wang/en/posts/vibe-coding-frontend-driven-development/<p>When AI becomes a routine tool in development, how should we change the way we work?</p> <h2 id="the-evolution-of-three-development-models">The Evolution of Three Development Models</h2> <p>Before discussing frontend-driven development, let me walk through three fundamentally different development models and how they&rsquo;ve evolved:</p> <h3 id="1-backend-driven-development-the-traditional-way">1. Backend-Driven Development (The Traditional Way)</h3> <pre tabindex="0"><code>Product requirements → Backend designs API (1-2 weeks) → Frontend builds pages (2 weeks) → Integration </code></pre><p><strong>A real pain point</strong>:</p> <p>Last year I worked on an e-commerce admin system where the team followed this model. By the time the frontend received the API documentation, we were already in week three of the development cycle. I spent two weeks implementing the order management module according to the docs. When we demoed it to the product manager, she frowned: &ldquo;Why can&rsquo;t the order list be filtered by status? Users definitely need this.&rdquo;</p>