The Disappearing Middle: How AI Coding Tools Are Breaking Software Apprenticeship

258 · Chris Banes · Dec. 29, 2025, 12:35 p.m.
Summary
The blog post discusses how AI coding tools are changing the landscape of software development by automating traditional apprenticeship roles for developers. It identifies three key personas that effectively utilize these tools and highlights both the benefits and potential risks of AI in junior engineer growth.