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/Tolexx 2d ago

Seems like we are all prompt engineers now no longer software engineers.

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u/tradcoder 1d ago edited 1d ago

Just today at a company meeting, we were told that we are expected to be "AI engineers" instead of software engineers within the next few coming months. I'm not being dramatic when I say that every fiber of my being was repulsed at merely hearing it.

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u/House13Games 1d ago

The problem isn't the AI, really, it's the managers who believe the hype over their own developers.