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It really depends on your situation.. I never had a "junior" role.. I went straight from college to being the sole dev rewriting all the software for a medical translation startup after their relationship with a contractor went sour.. I messed up a couple times but learned a ton there over a couple years. I've since had 16 more years experience as an engineer on various teams and have improved incrementally, but nowhere near the pace I did when everything rested on my shoulders.
And yes, it was an idiot move for them to hire me straight out of college with no senior developers. I doubt that kind of thing happens much today, but the industry was quite different 18 years ago.
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I mostly agree, but I also would argue that the term "junior" is only meaningful in relation to "senior" and whatever other roles you have in an org. Junior engineers receive guidance and feedback -- none of which I received in my first role.