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title: "Is Ai The End for Juniors"
description: "As we have bigger and better ai tooling that continues to rise up in its capabilities month over month, theres a common question that pops up. Are Juniors..."
date: 2026-06-24
published: false
tags:
  - python
template: blog-post
---


As we have bigger and better ai tooling that continues to rise up in its
capabilities month over month, theres a common question that pops up.  Are
Juniors cooked.  Honestly I don't think they are.  I think we will still have
unicorns that really dive in and understand deeply the code.  I think the John
Carmacks of the world are going to be fewer than before, but they will be
found as we need them.

As [more](https://qz.com/oracle-layoffs-ai-workforce-cuts-062326) 
and [more](https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-02-26/block-to-cut-more-than-4-000-jobs-as-latest-tech-company-to-announce-major-layoffs)
and [more](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-layoffs-corporate-jan-2026) 
and [more](https://blog.cloudflare.com/building-for-the-future/)
and [more](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/technology/meta-layoffs-ai.html)
tech layoffs happen throughout 2026 get blamed on AI.  I become concerned for
our industry.

how