@AskYoshik: I am begging juniors to pivot into DevOps / SRE. Systems knowledge is more important than it's ever been. AI can write …
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A tech commentator advises junior developers to pivot into DevOps/SRE, arguing that systems knowledge is increasingly critical because AI can write code but cannot manage production systems.
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I am begging juniors to pivot into DevOps / SRE.
Systems knowledge is more important than it’s ever been. AI can write code. It cannot run it in production. Knowing data structures is no longer enough. https://t.co/cWLtqUzXGg
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