The creator of Zig banned AI contributions

The current obsession with AI in software development ignores the critical necessity of human mentorship and long-term skill cultivation. While industry leaders like Bjarne Stroustrup and Andrew Kelly express skepticism toward AI-generated code—citing its tendency to propagate outdated patterns and create unmanageable technical debt—the deeper issue lies in the industry's failure to train junior developers. By prioritizing short-term workflow optimization over the "contributor poker" of code reviews, organizations are eroding the pipeline of future senior engineers. This trend mirrors the airline industry's pilot shortage, where the lack of a structured path from first officer to captain grounded hundreds of flights. Relying on AI to bypass the slow, essential process of human professional development risks creating a future where no one possesses the expertise to maintain complex systems or handle critical failures.