'No Juniors Today, No Seniors in 2031' — AI Coding Tools May Be Eliminating the Senior Engineer Pipeline

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A viral r/singularity post links to an analysis arguing that AI coding tools are systematically eliminating entry-level programming positions, creating a downstream crisis: if no juniors are hired today, there will be no experienced seniors in five years. The thesis connects to Armin Ronacher's 'review fatigue' observation — as AI handles more implementation, the human skills needed to review, architect, and debug at senior level may atrophy at the population level even as individual productivity rises.