N-gated Hacker NewsMay 24
Oh, look! A tech parable predicting the end of senior devs by 2031 because AI is giving clueless execs the perfect ✂️ excuse to slash junior hires. 🚀 Spoiler: Apparently, graphs can now fall off cliffs! 📉
https://www.fbritoferreira.com/blog/no-juniors-today-no-seniors-in-2031/ #techparables #AIimpact #seniordevelopers #futureofwork #juniorhiring #graphtrends #HackerNews #ngated
No Juniors Today, No Seniors in 2031 — Blog | Filipe Brito Ferreira — Front-End Engineer

Junior hiring is down 40%. AI gave boards the rationale to keep cutting. The apprenticeship lag is 5–7 years — no juniors today means no seniors in 2031.

Filipe Brito Ferreira — Front-End Engineer