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A comment on Ask HN: Is there any space for new Devs after sonnet 3.7 and Claude code?.

Re:Ask HN: Is there any space for new Devs after sonnet 3.7 ... by aurareturn on Thursday February 27, 2025 @07:13AM (#43193638)
Yes, but I think the bottom 25% new devs are not going to make it.
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Re:Ask HN: Is there any space for new Devs after sonnet 3.7 ... by CharlieDigital on Thursday February 27, 2025 @07:28AM (#43193763)
Why do you think that?

The counterpoint is it gives them the tools to level the playing field a bit without actually having to improve on coding. They can work less and have the same output as someone more senior, experienced, and passionate but not using these tools.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there any space for new Devs after sonnet 3.7 ... by aurareturn on Thursday February 27, 2025 @08:36AM (#43194233)
LLMs will continue to get better and better at doing tasks typically reserved for the worst devs.
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Re:Ask HN: Is there any space for new Devs after sonnet 3.7 ... by perrygeo on Thursday February 27, 2025 @10:10AM (#43195059)
Junior developers may be able to crank out more code. But so can senior developers! Which is more valuable? AI is a force multiplier and senior devs are now WAY more effective. If a 10x developer was a thing in the past, they're now 100x developers with absolutely no need to hire or train juniors at all.
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Re:Ask HN: Is there any space for new Devs after sonnet 3.7 ... by musfk on Thursday February 27, 2025 @07:26AM (#43193740)
Yes sir
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