https://vicboomer.com/tags/work/ Recent content in Work on Vic Boomer Hugo nl Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0200 https://vicboomer.com/essays/en-the-senior-developer-paradox/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0200 https://vicboomer.com/essays/en-the-senior-developer-paradox/ <p>There&rsquo;s a narrative that AI makes developers obsolete. That isn&rsquo;t true — but it isn&rsquo;t entirely false either.</p> <h2 id="what-ai-does-make-obsolete">What AI does make obsolete</h2> <p>Writing boilerplate, looking up syntax, implementing standard patterns — that&rsquo;s all work AI now does better and faster than most developers. And that was precisely the work of junior developers.</p> <h2 id="the-paradox">The paradox</h2> <p>But here&rsquo;s where it gets interesting: the more you can delegate to AI, the more important it becomes to know <em>what</em> to delegate, <em>when</em> to step in, and <em>how</em> to judge quality.</p>