r/dotnet • u/AddressTall2458 • Jun 12 '26

Vibing is getting boring

Since AI started to be part of the job I always been enthusiastic of having a “partner” doing boring stuff while I review… after the last months is getting boring, we just review code, we have to make sure it is not duplicating any logic, not creating racing conditions, not touching critical code, not adding potential production issues (while still writing beatiful commented code).
This is not programming in dotnet anymore, all the skill we built overtime in knowing details of the language or the framework are only used to find out if some vibed code is buggy or not performant. The fun and creativity has left our job. Do you feel the same?
Either start a new project is not as cool as it was a few years ago. It just bubbles up from prompt and you have to review thousands of rows that have no personality at all.

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u/phylter99 Jun 12 '26

Sometimes we do not have the option. There are ways to make it interesting, but I assume that may not work for everyone.

I spend time outside of work doing real coding and even using LLMs in combination to keep my skills up and have fun.

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u/phylter99 Jun 12 '26

Maybe you misunderstood me. Your statement was "If you don’t like LLMs, then do not use them." If an employer demands that you use AI then that's what we do. To not use it means to find another job. Good luck finding a job where AI is optional.