Why This Matters Being a junior dev today is brutal. Bootcamps promise six figures, job boards laugh in your face, and your senior teammates are too busy fixing things to help. The good news? You’ve got a not-so-secret weapon—AI. If you use it well, AI can flatten the learning curve, help you deliver real value, and keep you from spiraling into Stack Overflow rabbit holes. Used wrong, though, and you’ll just become a copy-paste drone with brittle Git history. ...