Revenge of the junior developer | Sourcegraph Blog

I believe the AI-refusers regrettably have a lot invested in the status quo, which they think, with grievous mistakenness, equates to job security. They all tell themselves that the AI has yet to prove that it’s better than they are at performing X, Y, or Z, and therefore, it’s not ready yet.

But from where I’m sitting, they’re the ones who aren’t ready. I lay this all out in detail, my friends, so you can help yourselves.

Regardless of why the luddites aren’t adopting it, they have lost. Junior devs have the high ground, and the battle is now over. Not only are junior devs on average adopting AI faster, but junior devs are also – surprise! – cheaper. If companies are going to make cuts to pay for their devs to win with tokens, which devs do you think they’re gonna keep?