AI Can Now Replace Junior Programmers and Amplify Individual Capabilities
tinyfool · x · 2026-07-06
Prominent tech blogger tinyfool notes that AI can now match the capabilities of junior programmers and average staff from his early startup days. He believes the right strategy is using AI to amplify individual capabilities: once workflows are established, daily operations require only a few simple decisions, making it an ideal way for people his age to collaborate with AI.
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