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The one thing they had was enthusiasm, but even the most committed and energetic junior hire cannot touch the productivity of AI on most of the work junior soft
by svnt 2y ago
The one thing they had was enthusiasm, but even the most committed and energetic junior hire cannot touch the productivity of AI on most of the work junior software devs are handed.
People are focused on absolute llm accuracy, but time-to-90%-there for AI vs junior dev is seconds to hours/days.
- jonathanrmumm 2y ago- Linus Torvalds wrote Linux at 21 - Steve Wozniak built Apple I at 25 - Palmer Luckey created Oculus VR at 20 - Vitalik Buterin designed Ethereum at 19 - Mark Zuckerberg coded Facebook at 19
- svnt 2y agoAnd not one of them was hired as a junior dev.
- jonathanrmumm 2y agoThey developed software as "juniors" in companies—we just don't belittle them by calling them "junior devs".
- svnt 2y agoBringing in No True Scotsman doesn’t save the argument. These people were exceptional outcomes, where luck and hubris met sufficient competency. You cannot argue the general case from exceptions.
- jonathanrmumm 2y agoIf we view the person we are looking to hire as a "junior dev", a "junior dev" is what you will get. But if you seek a young, competent software dev—one you might find.