DOP 351: The Developer Job Market in the Age of AI

DevOps Paradox by Darin Pope

May 20, 202649:10Technology

: Entry-level tech jobs are down 67% since 2022. Junior developer roles are down 40 to 50%. The instinct is to blame AI and call it unprecedented, but the layoffs are not the new part. The boom-bust cycle has happened be...

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