"I also plan on retiring someday, and I'm guessing I'm not the only senior developer who plans on doing that. In fact, I feel very confident saying that 100% of senior developers will, one way or another, stop coding at some point. Now, math is hard, I know, but it seems incandescently obvious to me that to be a senior developer, you must first be a junior developer, and if there are no junior developers, then we'll eventually run out of senior developers."
"Now, math is hard, I know, but it seems incandescently obvious to me that to be a senior developer, you must first be a junior developer, and if there are no junior developers, then we'll eventually run out of senior developers. And then where will we be? Maybe AI will write all the code, who knows? Still, it seems obvious that we need to continue to nurture and grow junior developers into tomorrow's seniors."
All senior developers will stop coding at some point. To reach senior status, developers must first progress through junior roles, creating a pipeline dependency. If the supply of junior developers diminishes, the population of senior developers will eventually decline. The developer ecosystem therefore requires continued investment in recruiting, mentoring, and training junior talent to sustain future senior expertise. Artificial intelligence may automate some coding tasks, but reliance on AI does not eliminate the need to grow human developers. Emphasizing mentorship and growth pathways prevents shortages and preserves institutional knowledge.
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