Recent hiring trends suggest that employers may be favouring senior developers with significant pre-AI experience.
As I’ve been only half-joking for over a year, the devs who’ll be in highest demand in this age of AI will be the ones who don't need it.
https://codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/the-hottest-ai-skill-in-2026-coding-without-ai/
Jason Gorman
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