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Re:AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the... by mikrl on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:22PM (#46305018)
> This is only because they are focused on some narrow aspect of the business

Is this a bad thing though? If some technical decision has downside risk, I’d reasonably expect:

- the affected stakeholder to bring it up

- the decision maker to assuage the stakeholder’s concern (happy path) or triage and escalate

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Re:AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the... by iwontberude on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:26PM (#46305053)
I think you are right. It's still worth encouraging people to question decisions even though most of the time it won't be the right compromise for the business.
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