alt Hacker NewsBeing a senior engineer doesn't really have anything to do with how long you've been developing. I've met amazing 21 year old developers who can out code people doing this for 20+ years in their sleep. I would say one of the reasons "seniors" are so much better with AI is because they have CS fundamentals. They know what to ask, they know systems design, they know what ACID is, they understand race conditions...
AI + CS allows you to develop with leverage I've never seen before.
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It's notable that you said "out code" not "out engineer".
> who can out code people doing this for 20+ years
zero context for the work, so .. javascript?
> I've met amazing 21 year old developers who can out code people doing this for 20+ years in their sleep.
yeah that's only true when you compare the top 10% of the 21-years-olds with the bottom 10% of the 51-years-old.
it's technically true but also bs.
(the "10" in "10%" is a made up number, but the point stands)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_are_unknown_unknowns