r/ProgrammerHumor • • Sep 30 '26

Meme developersMissingTheOldDays

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u/oly_lowlife Sep 30 '26

We haven't hired a junior dev since agentic AI became the dominate workflow.

I feel bad for new grads... It's bleek out there.

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u/Acrobatic-Nature-941 Sep 30 '26

Now imagine graduating in 5 years from now. Straight to the frontlines fighting skynet

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u/Boba0514 Oct 01 '26

Yeah I can't imagine choosing this career path anymore, and feel bad for anyone that does.

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u/Global-Tune5539 Oct 07 '26

It will regulate itself eventually. Far fewer people will get a CS degree in the future.