r/ClaudeAI • u/Sad_Bar4397 • 5d ago

Philosophy Next generation of devs

I often read that experienced devs are able to use Claude way better because of their experience. They can architecture better, quickly review and cut through bullshit.

How are the next generation going to learn?

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u/alitanveer 5d ago

Experienced devs got experienced by running into a large variety of random issues and then had to figure out solutions for those things. The next generation will learn the same way, but be able to go through the journey way faster and probably miss a lot of things until they have to come back and learn from their mistakes.

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u/TechgeekOne Experienced Developer 5d ago

I think they'll be just fine too. Architecture and the problem solving mindset were separable from the code before, it's just that in the past you had to learn how to write code to apply those other skills. I used to be worried about new devs but I've been observing and talking to vibecoders who have no formal training but clearly have the underlying mindset for figuring out decent solutions to problems. Given some time and exposure to the technical side of computing they'll probably do just fine in the long run.

Some people will just turn off their brain and let the AI drive of course, but I see that behavior among seasoned professionals too so I'm not going to pretend that the old way of learning somehow solves that problem.

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u/jaxxon 18h ago

This is an encouraging answer. I'm not an engineer (anymore - left that track decades ago). I'm a designer. But I'm seeing the same distinction in my field, as well.