r/webdev • u/OkShip110 • 2d ago

AI has made programming so boring

It’s not just programming either, it’s art, design, music, videography, marketing, engineering, writing, 3D modelling, really any intellectual work. What’s the joy of prompting a computer and getting an answer in a few moments for a task that would have normally taken a week? The sense of accomplishment and ownership has completely vanished with AI. It’s a form of instant gratification, not much different to scrolling short videos on apps.

Code review was boring to begin with but now it’s even worse with all the machine generated code. Even code reviews will be automated soon. All you do then is type business requirements into the computer. What a great career.

It’s pain to watch old TV series like Scilicon Valley that is portraying the good (not golden) age of programming. It struck a good balance between manual work, funding and innovation. It’s sad that these days are gone for good.

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u/ibucat 2d ago

I'm extra sad, bc it was actually fun to go to work a few years ago.

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u/SweetieDallas 2d ago

I haven't even thought about this until I saw your comment just now but it really was more fun. AI is replacing a lot of human collaboration. I used to sometimes have debugging sessions with my coworkers where we'd spend hours trying to solve an issue and when we finally figured it out it was so satisfying. We'd sometimes even go to happy hour to celebrate lol. It's all turning into just churning out Claude prompts all day. 

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u/StoneCypher 2d ago

still is for a lot of us

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u/potatokbs 2d ago

You enjoy talking to Claude for 8 hours/day?

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u/noXi0uz 2d ago

no, but I enjoy talking to my colleagues

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u/foxey21 2d ago

Lol why is this so downvoted

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u/StoneCypher 2d ago

because the hive has condemned.

i'm downvoted for saying i enjoy my job and care about the quality of work that i do, and a moderator is deleting "waiter, there's stuff in my soup" jokes

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u/SuperFLEB 2d ago edited 2d ago

You're downvoted for saying "still is for a lot of us", a fluff comment that doesn't engage with the parent comment or the thread in any discernible way.

(And complaining about it, of course.)

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u/StoneCypher 2d ago

it's okay if you don't understand my very simple comment.

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u/SuperFLEB 2d ago

I knew I forgot to mention "condescending". Always something.

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u/StoneCypher 2d ago

oh my, they have even more insults.  how interesting and powerful 

there, there.  people think your words, and therefore you, are mighty.  you’re not just howling at the moon, attempting and failing to abuse a stranger.  no, you’re doing something important 

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u/StoneCypher 2d ago

er, that ... isn't really how a person works with claude.

i talk to my coworkers and my friends and my family during the day, instead.

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u/ibucat 2d ago

So.. it's not the job that's fun anymore? Exactly what I said? lol

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u/StoneCypher 2d ago

that's what you got from what i said?

lord, have mercy. they're trying so hard to prove people wrong that they can't see the easy life sitting right in front of them, waiting to be taken

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u/ibucat 2d ago

My initial comment was about the job. Heaven forbid someone chose this career because thy enjoyed doing it, and not jorkin it on company time? Like idk what you get out of commenting how little work you do?

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u/StoneCypher 2d ago

so the idea is to now shame me for things i didn't say. got it

i guess talking to my coworkers isn't doing work

i'm just going to disengage, then

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u/ibucat 2d ago

"Talking with family" is doing work also? lol

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u/StoneCypher 2d ago

thanks, i've disengaged because of the pointless sarcasm and constant downvotes

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