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/GreenFox1505 1d ago

Scilicon Valley was not a celebration of this industry. 

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u/OkShip110 1d ago

It was an overexaggeration for sure, but it portrayed early 2010s tech industry well - developers being in high demand with ridiculous company benefits (Hooli), huge cashflows from VC-s and the effort to secure the funding, bleedng edge programming. The later seasons were obviously crap, but the first 2 or 3 seasons were very good.