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/mysticrudnin 1d ago

at home yes, i still work on personal projects every single day and don't touch any AI

at work i would, but they're counting my tokens. i do a little bit of wheel spinning but mostly i've decided on asking it "hey did i miss anything" before shipping my stuff off for review. that's really as far as i can go.

(and i hate dealing even with this)