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wait till full impact of reasonably capable AI coding engines hits juniors will be basically unhireable :/
by saargrin 3y ago
wait till full impact of reasonably capable AI coding engines hits
juniors will be basically unhireable :/
- phreeza 3y agoWhy? If anything, they will become instantly more productive, so they may even be more in demand?
- saargrin 3y agoyou can hire one junior to do the work of 5 using AI assisted tools that means positions are gonna be cut. like IBM said they would
- rolisz 3y agoJuniors won't be able to properly evaluate the AI generated code, so they won't be able to benefit from it fully. A senior however who can crank out 10x code will be more valuable.
- whynotminot 3y agoI think that's the optimistic take for the future of AI programming. Something like, hire a junior, give them an orientation on using the company AI code assistant. Let them become more productive by having that "AI senior" answer their questions and guide them through their work. Pull Requests still approved by your real senior and mid-level engineers (who also have help from the AI). But my fear is that what actually happens is that we see our mid-level and senior engineers get even more productive with the help of AI, to the point that juniors are seen as so comparatively unproductive as to not be worth the investment. With this job attrition moving up the experience ladder as AI improves.
- reportgunner 3y agoThis is why I think AI won't replace coders or have big impact - juniors can't verify it's validity and seniors don't need it.
- whynotminot 3y agoIt’s already having a big impact. I use it almost every day. It’s generally faster to give a relevant answer than googling / stack overflow.