The Junior Developer Is Going Extinct (mothasa.substack.com)

submitted 5 days ago by mothasa@x69.org to c/programming@beehaw.org

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Companies are replacing entry-level coding positions with AI tools, creating a dangerous gap in the talent pipeline. If no one trains the next generation of developers, who will maintain and build the systems of the future?

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[-] BorgDrone@feddit.nl 3 points 5 days ago

If no one trains the next generation of developers, who will maintain and build the systems of the future?

Senior developers like me, for a price.

[-] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 1 points 4 days ago

I think the point is, what happens once all the current senior devs are gone?

[-] TehPers@beehaw.org 3 points 4 days ago

Then when they need senior devs again, they can make a good offer.

this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2026

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