Video Title: “AI Is Going To Replace Devs” Hype Is Dead – 22-Year Developer Veteran Jason Langstorff
Today Quincy Larson interviews Jason Langstorff. He’s a college dropout who taught himself programming while building a website for his emo band. 22 years later he’s working as a developer at IBM, Netleaf, runs his own dev consultancy, and now runs Code TV, which makes reality TV shows for developers.
We talk about:
How many CEOs overestimated the impact of AI coding tools and laid off many devs, whom they are now trying to rehire?
Why the developer job market is already rebounding a bit, but will never be the same
Tips on how to land the role in the era of post-LLM résumé spam job hunting
How Dev is working to rebuild the fabric of society through in-person community events
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Link to our discussion:
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FreeCodeCamp just launched our new Responsive Web Design Certification. You can now take the final exam and receive this certified certificate, then add it to your LinkedIn, CV, or personal website. This is version 10 of the basic FCC curriculum. This community has collectively spent thousands of hours developing all of this as the shortest path to your front-end development skills. This announcement and comprehensive FAQ will help you figure out where it fits in your journey towards your learning goals. (100+ hours of interactive curriculum):
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Today’s Song of the Week is the 1982 soul classic ‘Rin’ at the Top’ by Kenny Burke. I love the backing bass groove and spacious piano chords. The lyrics are about getting over the bumps, which I know anyone who has ever tried to learn programming can relate to.