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# The Broken Rung: How AI is Rebuilding Software Development from the Ground Up

AI didn't just break the junior developer pipeline. It is triggering a massive synthetic debt crisis. Discover how to rebuild your engineering teams to survive this disruption.

- **Speakers:** [Tomislav Tipurić](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@tomislav-tipuric)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Duration:** 30:46
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100512-the-broken-rung-how-ai-is-rebuilding-software-development-from-the-ground-up

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