Veteran Three.js developer weighs quitting as AI recreates his work at 90% accuracy
flngr · x · 2026-09-22
Dan Greenheck, a well-known Three.js developer, published a long thread explaining why he's seriously considering leaving Three.js development.
- Since Astra launched, he's seen at least 10 people produce work rivaling or exceeding his Three.js Water Pro
- Someone fed a screen recording of one of his demos to Astra and recreated it with 90% accuracy
- Client referrals have dried up; a respected peer left the industry citing AI impact
- Secondhand reports say other developers' course/plugin sales have collapsed due to AI
He frames it not as a pity post but as an open-eyed read on where AI is taking this niche of creative web development.
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