The "Barbell Economy" – Visualizing the collapse of junior developer roles
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ArthurDev
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Hi HN, I'm an automation specialist based in Belgium.

I built this interactive report to visualize a trend I'm seeing on the ground: the 'Barbell Economy.' Companies are freezing junior hiring (-13% YoY) while paying premiums for senior 'Orchestrators.'

I used React/Tailwind to map out the saturation of benchmarks (MMLU/SWE-bench) and project three economic scenarios for 2026.

Would love to hear if others are seeing this 'hollow middle' in their local markets.

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