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cs702 a day ago

Here's the approach I've seen so far at a few startups:

1. Replace junior developers with AI, reducing costs today.

2. Wish and hope that senior developers never retire in the future.

3. ?

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kermatt a day ago | parent | next [-]

3. Hire more developers to decode / devibe code, paying double in the end.

	▲	Analemma_ a day ago \| parent [-]
		Sure, but by that time you've IPO'd and dumped the bag on the public, founders and seed-round investors make bank and are long gone by then. I'm only half-joking: personally I'll be looking very closely at the IPO prospectus of any company founded in/after 2024 or so, to know how much vibe coding risk I can expect in its long-term prospects.

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anonymousiam a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

1. Replace junior developers with AI, reducing costs today.

2. ?

3. Profit!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO5sxLapAts

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pyuser583 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It worked with COBOL.

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Spivak a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't think this behavior has anything to do with AI although it seems like it's been used as an excuse to justify it. Everyone seems to be in a belt-tightening risk averse mode right now and that means cutting junior positions and leaning on smaller teams of senior staff. You can see this behavior in more than just tech and more than just positions that can be replaced by AI. The job boards betray it as well, job postings for junior staff have dried up.

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micromacrofoot a day ago | parent | prev [-]

you'll be retired by 3, good luck kids