It's Not A.I. - Junior Developers Have Always Struggled to Code

AI, as of late, is taking the blame for making junior developers “worse” at writing code, but in my 20 years of experience—junior devs have always struggled to code well. Well being the keyword. It’s not a new problem. The difference? AI is just simply just highlighting the fact. 😅

For decades, junior devs have relied on Stack Overflow, online tutorials, and helpful senior engineers to guide them in their day to day work. AI tools like Copilot aren’t replacing deep learning—they’re just streamlining what has always been a part of the learning process.

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