i think a lot about new grads starting eng jobs right now and how insane the growth curve can/will be, especially because i'd otherwise be graduating right now. i've heard a lot of my peers be pessimistic about the opportunities for new grads in this new era of engineering. "we're cooked". i think it's quite the opposite: once you get an opportunity, this is the best time yet to be a new grad in tech. the rate of learning and exposure to different parts of the stack have 10x'd. the diverse types of work you can contribute to is much broader and the level of responsibility one can take on has grown exponentially. there's a risk of using those tools to avoid understanding the tech decisions, system design, etc. i think that will lead to a bad time. but people who can use them as opportunity to do mass experimentation, iterate faster, and gain deeper understanding, they will flourish. optimism doesn't guarantee success, but it can change the course.

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