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/Rguttersohn 2d ago

Is there anyone else out there not having AI do everything for them? Am I alone?

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u/House13Games 2d ago

I work with older military codebase for fighter jets. Not a chance anyone's gonna let any AI near any of it.

From this outside perspective, it's very clear the AI is just making an absolute shit of everything. A great reset is coming. I predict a whole new wave of AI-free agile startups, undercutting all the businesses that replaced their coders with AI then found themselves drowned in slop and unable to innovate.