Emerging Trends in the Frontend and Mobile

"Frontend" used to mean browsers. Then it meant phones. Now it also means glasses, watches, VR headsets, and interfaces where users speak and share images instead of clicking buttons.

The fundamentals haven't changed. We're still building software that people interact with directly. But the surface area has expanded dramatically, and multi-modal AI has introduced interaction patterns we're only beginning to understand. We're not just designing for humans anymore; we're designing for AI agents that act on their behalf.

This track brings together practitioners working across these realities. You'll hear from engineers building local-first sync engines, developers building frameworks and tools that were once targeted at humans but are increasingly used by agents, and people creating experiences for devices that barely existed a few years ago. Expect honest accounts of what's working, what isn't, and the decisions that only make sense once you've deployed to real people.

If you're building for humans, or building for AIs that act on our behalf, whatever the screen, whatever the input, this track is for you.