I’m moving on to something new

[tipiirai]

Hey everyone. I want to share something I’ve been thinking about for a while now. I’m stepping away from Nue to work on a new product. This wasn’t an easy call, but I think it’s the right one. Here’s why.

The ecosystem chose React and Tailwind

I spent two years making the case for a simpler, standards-based alternative. Better architecture, faster builds, less complexity. None of it mattered. The frontend world picked React and Tailwind, and that’s not changing. I could keep fighting that fight for another two years, but I’d rather spend that energy on something with real traction.

AI changed the game

Development is moving fast towards agentic workflows. Developers aren’t choosing tools the way they used to. They’re building with AI, shipping with AI, and the old arguments about framework architecture matter less every month. Even Tailwind is in trouble, as developers stop visiting their site. A new frontend framework has almost no chance in this environment. In fact the whole software industry is in trouble: developers don’t read docs anymore, they prompt. They don’t browse landing pages, they ask an agent to pick the best tool. Discovery, adoption, learning, all of it runs through AI now. The traditional playbook of building an open source community, writing great docs, and growing word of mouth is losing ground fast. The tools that win are the ones that fit into agentic workflows, not the ones with a carefully crafted documentation or README.

I found a better way to do what I love

The thing I care most about is design engineering, particularly CSS. That hasn’t changed. What changed is that I found a way to express that love in a form that’s more useful and more aligned with where developers are heading. Still minimal, still rooted in web standards, but now built around AI and what developers actually need today. I’m quite happy I found the perfect niche to express myself, as the space for new developer tools is shrinking rapidly. I’m still confident that CSS is the way forward, not the weird idioms that come with the React stack. Agents need a direct description of what things look like, not six layers of abstraction. And honestly, developers always needed that too.

If you’ve been following my work because you care about CSS, clarity, performance, and doing more with less, I think you’ll like where this is going. I hope you’ll stick around and stay on the mailing list. I have an absolute banger coming and I can’t wait to share it with you.

With ❤️

— Tero

[Sharafudeen]

@tipiirai
Waiting almost 6 months for the next version of Nue.js 3!

To me, Nue.js is not just another web technology — it’s a true revolution. It empowers developers to build multi-tenant applications and websites with simplicity and efficiency. More importantly, it gives opportunities to people with limited resources to innovate, compete, and stand alongside the biggest tech giants.

Proud to be part of this journey and excited for what’s coming next! 🚀

[yanghuidong]

I hope you’ll stick around and stay on the mailing list.

@tipiirai You talking about the mailing list on nuejs.org, or somewhere else?

Just found out about Nue yesterday, totally randomly, via JS Rising Stars 2025. Yeah, AI, talk about "disruption" for real : ) But I think this has been a very meaningful endeavor of yours, and very thought-provoking, inspiring, even. AI has become very knowledgeable and capable indeed, but humans still have an edge on sense and taste. Looking forward to your sharing about the new project!

[richard-hajek]

That's a shame, I loved the direction you're going in! Is there another alternative with similar ideas as Nue is? Do you think Nue is mature enough to be used regardless of you choosing to focus on different projects? Is the code, in your opinion, elegant enough that if a problem would arise, someone with no experience in Nue (but with experience in JS and open source) could just fix it in Nue itself with reasonably little trouble?

[andreyluiz]

@tipiirai Really sad to learn that. But honestly, I think it's a good move. You saw the AI trend eating ground and decided to move forward, even with a repo with 8k stars. That's a remarkable decision that showcases your maturity and industry awareness. More than a great initiative, you built a community of people who admire you exactly because of this vision. Keep it going. We'll always be around.

[nonfungibletunji]

Any news on the banger, agentic tooling update.

[KazimirPodolski]

Just found out about this. Sad, I was waiting for Nue to mature to finally jump onto.

I could keep fighting that fight for another two years, but I’d rather spend that energy on something with real traction.

Ummm, why?.. There is no reason in the world forcing you to fight React/Tailwind/etc to the death. Niche projects are all over tha place, and while plenty of them are dead, many are thriving in their own field.

The tools that win are the ones that fit into agentic workflows, not the ones with a carefully crafted documentation or README.

Again, how comes there is nothing between "take over the world" and "discontinue the project"...

Anyway, @tipiirai, announcing discontinuation on the website and archiving Github repo would be the easiest courtesy to the community and unsuspecting users.

[tipiirai]

Ummm, why?

Why spend time on something with real traction?? I feel the answer is obvious: a project without users sounds useless and Nue wasn't "thriving". Where did you get the impression that taking over the world was the only option?

Not discontinuing yet, since the stuff that I'm building might actually end up being Nue 3.0. Not sure yet.