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AI was supposed to help juniors shine. why does it mostly make seniors stronger?


AI was supposed to empower junior developers. In reality, it has become a tool that makes seniors more valuable while exposing the gaps in software culture.

Code quality: Choosing the right abstractions, applying design patterns properly, keeping things clean and context-appropriate. Multi-disciplinary work: Filling gaps in your knowledge, suggesting useful methods or libraries, helping connect the dots when multiple domains collide. It looked cheaper, and it fed the fear that “AI will take our jobs.” But when you compare software to other professions, the field still shows signs of immaturity.

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