Jonathan Kingston 3/3/2026

Stop asking junior engineers to struggle harder

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This article synthesizes four recent perspectives on AI's impact on software engineering, focusing on a growing gap for junior developers. It critiques advice that tells juniors to 'manufacture the struggle,' arguing this fails under real market pressures for AI-accelerated output. The core problem is identified as 'seniority-biased technological change,' where AI amplifies senior engineers' systems judgement while creating a verification and learning drag for early-career developers.

Stop asking junior engineers to struggle harder

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