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Re:AI Was Supposed to Help Juniors Shine. Why Does It Mostly... by celticninja on Sunday September 21, 2025 @07:52AM (#45321930)
A junior would see the solution works and create a PR. A senior knows it works, why it works and what can be improved, then they open a PR.

AI is great at a first draft of anything, code, images, text, but the real skill is turning that first draft into something good.

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Re:AI Was Supposed to Help Juniors Shine. Why Does It Mostly... by DarkNova6 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @07:59AM (#45321965)
I don't see this a problem of seniority but one of mindset. I've met enough "senior devs" that will push just about anything and curious juniors that are much more selective about their working process.
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Re:AI Was Supposed to Help Juniors Shine. Why Does It Mostly... by glouwbug on Sunday September 21, 2025 @09:55AM (#45322778)
In the age of high interest rates everyone is pushing quantity over quality
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Re:AI Was Supposed to Help Juniors Shine. Why Does It Mostly... by DarkNova6 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @11:00AM (#45323347)
I fail to see the causality.
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Re:AI Was Supposed to Help Juniors Shine. Why Does It Mostly... by glouwbug on Sunday September 21, 2025 @11:18AM (#45323521)
High interest rates bring layoffs. Layoffs require performance, or at least perceived performance
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Re:AI Was Supposed to Help Juniors Shine. Why Does It Mostly... by skydhash on Sunday September 21, 2025 @10:26AM (#45323032)
I believe senior here means experienced, not older.
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Re:AI Was Supposed to Help Juniors Shine. Why Does It Mostly... by WalterSear on Sunday September 21, 2025 @12:37PM (#45324275)
IMHO, not really, if you know what you want.

There will always be small things to fix, but if there needs to be a second draft, I would hazard that the PR was too big all along: a problem whether an AI is involved or not.

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