SMRTR ProgrammingJan 11, 2026Hacker News

The Next Two Years of Software Engineering

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The software industry faces five critical questions that will shape development careers through 2026: junior hiring trends, AI's impact on core programming skills, evolving developer roles, the specialist versus generalist debate, and education pathways. Each presents contrasting scenarios requiring different survival strategies for both junior and senior developers.

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