Business · 2h ago
Junior Dev Job Market Crashes: What the 'Learn to Code' Crowd Missed
Tech job postings have fallen 36% below pre-pandemic levels, with entry-level roles down 60% since 2022. The 2020-2021 hiring boom was artificial, fueled by cheap money, and over 950,000 tech workers have been laid off since 2020. Junior developers now compete with experienced engineers for fewer roles, making the old bootcamp-to-job path obsolete.
Meridian48 take
The article correctly diagnoses the oversupply and demand collapse, but its advice on 'new rules' remains vague—readers need concrete strategies, not just warnings.
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