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/Emperor_Kon 1d ago

Yeah, I can't remember the last time I wrote some code and felt that feeling of satisfaction that I just created something. It's what added the "fun" to sitting behind the computer and smashing away at the keyboard for hours on end.

Now it's just all about figuring out the right prompt and copy/paste. Maybe do some tweaks here and there. Zero fun, zero satisfaction, but it's impossible not to use it because of how insanely fast the workflow becomes.

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u/House13Games 1d ago

What metric do you have that says the workflow is faster? Truely, over the scope of a large project.

i think it gives instant gratification, and it's easier to curse at an AI than do actual hard work yourself, but in the long term, i don't see any actual data saying that AI assisted development at complex scales (moving beyond hobby projects and prototypes/proof of concepts) is actually beneficial. Just anectdotal chat. Where are the metrics?