Junior Dev Job Postings Dropped 60%. AI Didn't...

Between 2022 and 2024, job postings for entry-level developers decreased by 60%. AI wasn't the one to let go of juniors, it just made companies stop hiring them. A QCon London presentation a couple of weeks ago neatly summed it all up: it's not that the ladder doesn't have steps, it's that we're missing the process of building the steps in the first place. Here's what happened. The Numbers Everyone's Quoting Dario Amodei predicted AI would write 90% of all code within six months. A Redwood Resea