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- programming@programming.dev
- cross-posted to:
- programming@programming.dev
AI coding tools are replacing entry-level programming jobs faster than anyone predicted. The traditional path from junior to senior developer is collapsing, and the consequences for the entire industry could be devastating. If you mentor juniors or hire them, this one hits different.
I doubt it. https://www.forbes.com/sites/corneliawalther/2025/06/09/intelligence-illusion-what-apples-ai-study-reveals-about-reasoning/ Gen AIs are literally so unable to have any basic logical thought, I think this is merely the hype.
To anybody still being scared, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3400S4qMH6o
IBM article last week also said they were trippling down on hiring juniors.
I don’t really trust IBM to know what they’re doing, but it’s still a nice sign.