THE DESKILLING OF WEB DEV IS HARMING THE PRODUCT BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S DAMAGING OUR HEALTH – THIS IS WHY BURNOUT HAPPENS

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Web devs are experiencing high levels of burnout and churn due to the unrealistic expectation for developers to be experts in multiple specialized fields. Developers are having a hard time keeping up with the pace of change in each area of expertise. Companies are deskilling the industry by pushing for the use of tools like AI to replace skilled developers, leading to lower wages, job insecurity, and worse software.