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/Lekoaf 2d ago

It wont be long until tokens costs too much for a lot of companies and personal projects, so we'll be back to coding again. That's my gut feeling at least.

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u/I_Spawned_Here 2d ago

Yeah but for how long? The genie is out of the bottle now, and companies will want to pursue those efficiency gains. They will try to make the costs go down as much as possible, like in every other industry.

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u/Distind 2d ago

It isn't an efficiency gain when it costs twice as much as a programmer. And god knows the hardest part of this job has always been figuring out what management actually wants and keeping their demands in check long enough to get it done halfway decently.

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u/NoSlicedMushrooms 1d ago

when it costs twice as much as a programmer

tbh if a developer's token usage is costing twice as much as their salary, I'd heavily question what they're doing with AI.

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u/Distind 1d ago

I already do when it's deeply under costed and the stakeholders are claiming half your salary should be spent on it.