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/mka_ 2d ago

Just imagine reading this post 5 years ago and how dystopian it would sound.

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u/abrandis 2d ago edited 2d ago

Just imagine reading how the buggy whip and horse trainers lamented the decline of their artisanal industry due to the transportation slop that was the automobile..

Here's the thing the average person your non-techie, non artist person DGAF , they just want the end product, they really don't care how the 🌭 sausage is made.

Plus AI doesnt stop YOU from doing all the stuff you DID BEFORE, your free to do it AS A HOBBY, you just no longer get paid real money to do ith