Senior Developers Haven't Written Code in Months?!?

About this episode

The episode discusses the shift towards AI-assisted coding and its implications for developers and salary negotiations.

The industry has fundamentally shifted. Developers with decades of experience are openly admitting they haven't written a line of manual code in months. We break down the massive shift toward AI-assisted coding, why 60% of companies are pushing unreviewed AI code to production, and how you need to adapt your workflow before the "AI forgiveness bubble" bursts. Plus, we answer a listener question on salary negotiation and explain exactly how one 5-minute conversation can replace 6 years of grinding for annual 3% raises. Timestamps 00:00:00 - The 90/10 Split: Are Senior Developers Still Writing Code? 00:06:36 - The Shift to AI-Native Engineering & Social Media Volume Drops 00:08:58 - Context is King: Atlassian's Paradigm Shift in Code Intelligence 00:11:58 - SPONSOR BREAK: Level Up Financial Planning (LevelUpFinancialPlanning.com) 00:12:59 - The Data: 76% Dev Adoption & 60% of Companies Shipping Unchecked AI Code 00:17:02 - The "AI Forgiveness Bubble" is Officially Bursting 00:20:41 - Practical Strategies: Setting Standards, SLMs, and the 60/40 Workflow 00:26:03 - Gatekeeping Quality: Does Clean Code Still Matter to AI? 00:31:13 - Building Secret Internal…

Topics covered

• AI-assisted coding
• salary negotiation
• developer workflow
• AI code production
• industry shift

Keywords

• AI coding
• senior developers
• salary negotiation
• unchecked AI code
• AI forgiveness bubble

Sponsors

Level Up Financial Planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atlassian

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