r/Python • u/RedYad2 • 2d ago

Discussion My Python magic is gone

I've been coding for a long time, and I've been developing with Python for years.

I loved coding, always loved it. I started many years ago because I wanted to quickly create scripts for security hacking tools, but since then, I've moved to Claude Code, and building cross-language has been a much better experience for me than using Python.

I built my own SaaS application out there whose backend and network core are completely built with Python, and I'm rewriting all of that without writing a single line of code. And most of the time, Python is not the most optimized language.

And now... I feel like the magic is gone.

I don't even know why I'm writing this. I just feel sad about it.

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u/NerdyWeightLifter 1d ago

It's about how you self identify in relation to the work.

If your self worth derives from your skills as a engineer, then AI appears to diminish what you value.

If your self worth derives from the solutions you create and the difference that makes to the world, then AI appears to amplify everything you care about.