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DESCRIPTION:The narrative is spreading fast: AI is coming for the junior ro
 le. Why invest in growing someone when a model can generate a pull request
  in seconds?\nThis way of thinking is dangerous\, and it’s costing us th
 e next generation of great engineers. The real question was never “can A
 I do what a junior does?” but rather “how do juniors grow into seniors
 ?” which is a question our industry has answered for decades with method
 s like pair programming.\nWith the right structure\, AI becomes a natural 
 evolution of that practice: a 24/7 companion that knows the project\, answ
 ers without judgment\, and meets the junior where they are. Spec-first and
  intentional\, it keeps them in the driver’s seat while accelerating gro
 wth across multiple dimensions\, from reasoning about requirements to prod
 uct thinking to implementation and beyond.\nJuniors aren’t just using AI
 \; they’re managing it. They interrogate its output\, catch its blind sp
 ots\, and decide when to trust it or push back. That judgment is the craft
 \, and it’s theirs to build.\nThis talk brings together two perspectives
 : leadership and lived experience. A junior AI engineer shares what it fee
 ls like\, including what unlocked\, what was hard\, and what she wishes sh
 e’d known earlier. An industry leader adds perspective on designing the 
 environment that makes this growth possible\, and what breaks when structu
 re is missing.\nThe craft is still yours\, and AI is just another tool to 
 grow it.
DTSTAMP:20260727T075730Z
LOCATION:Track 2
SUMMARY:The craft is still yours: rethinking junior growth with AI - Diana 
 Gamez\, Lauren Tucker
URL:https://c4p.softwarecrafters.barcelona/scbcn2026/talk/MQNH7J/
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