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Senior Engineers Are the Next DRAM Shortage (blog.herlein.com)
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Author describes how agentic coding tools have disincentivized the developer training and mentorship pipeline that the software industry has implicitly relied on to produce seasoned developers, predicting that once the shortage is fully realized it could take years to reverse.

The solution proposed is for managers and senior developers to get ahead of this shortage by foregoing the immediate yet shortlived productivity maximization offered by the agent-multiplied-senior structure in favor of longterm sustainability by deliberately facilitating experience fan-out to juniors.

The methodology proposed is based on a successful nuclear engineering apprenticeship program carried out on active service naval submarines.

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[–] 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

40 + year greybeard here. I never touch AI. When I am told I must use it, I say No. When I am told my use will be measured and part of my yearly review,, I say 'record 0 usage now'

I am the only senior left with 20 snot nosed kids using AI to code, create IaaS scripts.

I can say No to AI because the company cannot have me quit...

Staying in tech today is soil crushing. Me and my fellow techs would get excited about trying stuff, experimenting with new software, ooohing and aaahing because someone got a fancy keyboard.....

Now everything sucks.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Maybe your juniors just don't give the same amount of fucks about working for some big faceless corp who doesn't give a shit about them (20 juniors eh? Sounds pretty big), and no promise of a better future.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    It big enough. I don't know how they feel about the corp, but if I was bright eyed at one point, I'm now a cynical old bastard who will tell you to stop talking because I can't listen to stupid shit.

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