A model for growing the next generation of developers

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Key takeaways:

• Two Microsoft engineers have proposed that the industry adopts a nursing-style preceptorship model, where juniors and seniors work as equals to deconstruct and debug AI-generated code over a year-long period.
• As AI automates grunt work, the engineer’s role is shifting from manual coding to being a “connoisseur of output”.
• Transitioning to this model requires companies to view mentorship as a method for retaining talent, even if it initially slows down short-term development speed.

Software preceptorships could redefine the relationship among junior developers, senior engineers, and AI.

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