AI article
The Old Seniority Definition Is Collapsing
Community description: For a long time, “senior developer” was a fairly consistent signal. You expected someone who could...
Dev.to | Mar 5, 2026 | marcosomma
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That bundle made sense because the hardest part of shipping software was often the execution layer: translating intent into correct, maintainable code at speed. AI-assisted development is compressing the cost of producing plausible, working code. Historically, depth and speed often moved together.
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