Junior position requirement: 5+ years of experience

I think it’s great that schools are actually changing their approaches to how they teach math etc to make it easier for kids to learn computer logic later because I think that a couple years into the future programming skills would be as common as our generation’s ability to make a word document

I think you’re right, or at least not too far off. From non technical employees using some form of SQL query to get vital information, to many everyday things like network set up or customizations of other technology using “light” coding or at least modifying snippets or lines of code- we are seeing oddly- despite shifts towards automation of processes, code having more every day uses for more people.

Of course there is a shift- and it could always shift another way- in technology creation too. Companies are working to bring down costs and speed development. It’s become acceptable to consumers to be Beta testers who pay for the privilege. Systems are getting more complex to the point that comprehensive QA would incur huge costs and delays that could see products obsolete before they hit shelves too- so the QA and the PM are starting to lose some value- which means consumers have to take on more burden to both test and make work their technology for whatever “ecosystem” they have. This also means that companies are favoring more “rounded” tech workers who can fill multiple roles and speed time to launch while cutting personnel- and 3rd party software contracts are replacing tools that used to be developed in house. It will be interesting to see how this goes.