Junior programming job postings have collapsed. AI coding tools have made entry-level developers redundant before they ever got a foothold, and the market data is not ambiguous about it.
The more disruptive story is who is filling the gap. Non-developers, people with no CS degree, no GitHub history, no job title, are shipping production software using AI assistants. The barrier between 'person with a problem' and 'person who built a solution' is now measured in prompts, not years.
The original piece is worth reading for what it implies about hiring pipelines, CS education ROI, and where the next generation of builders actually comes from. The junior developer as a career entry point may already be a legacy concept.
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