Comment by palmotea

> but in a world wherein writing code by hand (the "struggle") is "artisinal" and "outdated", this process being non-optional (which I agree with) is contradictory.

> How juniors and fresh grads do that with AI that is designed to give you whatever answer you need in a given moment is unclear to me. I don't see how that's possible, but maybe I'm thinking too myopically.

The contradiction is resolved by your employer pushing professional development into "your own time."

And they'll do that by being totally stupid and unaware: they'll push you to maximally use AI tools, but judge you for the skill deficits those tools create.