How AI is upending the software development industry

Not sure if there is a single silver bullet to solve this, but one thing is all juniors could start building things only for fun and solving small problems they understand (ala YC advice), and once solved, allow room to build it better each time.

Re: How AI is upending the software development industry

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Post by j45 » Sat, Aug 09, 2025, 8:39 PM UTC

bl0rg wrote: post #6

grunder_advice wrote: post #3

If nobody hires juniors, then where are the seniors supposed to come from?

In a few years, will we need seniors?

It's not that good, and almost always more complex than the essence a senior person will boil thing down to.

Re: How AI is upending the software development industry

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Post by baxtr » Sat, Aug 09, 2025, 8:45 PM UTC

> Coding bootcamps have been a mainstay in Silicon Valley for more than a decade. Now, as AI eliminates the kind of entry-level roles for which they trained people, they’re disappearing.

OK, so I think there is a fair chance it will play out like this: the younger generation won't study CS anymore / learn how to code. Instead, they'll all vibe code.

This will lead to a massive increase in demand for seniors to clean up the vibe code, which isn't working properly or needs maintenance.

This demand increase will be exacerbated by the fact that there will be no new seniors since no one learned how to code...

Fun times ahead.

Re: How AI is upending the software development industry

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Post by joshdavham » Sat, Aug 09, 2025, 8:48 PM UTC

baxtr wrote: post #9

> Coding bootcamps have been a mainstay in Silicon Valley for more than a decade. Now, as AI eliminates the kind of entry-level roles for which they trained people, they’re disappearing. OK, so I think there is a fair chance it will play out like this: the younger generation won't study CS anymore / learn how to code. Instead, they'll all vibe code. This will lead to a massive increase in demand for seniors to clean…

> Fun times ahead.

Assuming you find cleaning up vibe (legacy) code fun haha