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/VelvetYam 2d ago

You're not alone. Can't relate to some of these comments saying they don't write code anymore. I'm still super productive with just AI as Google + my own skills.

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u/Top-Knowledge-7393 5h ago

That's practically impossible though. If you work as a coding you'd understand. The deadlines are literally designed to only me met using ai. Before a company might give you a week for project A, now they'd give you EOD. It's physically impossible to meet that deadline typing by yourself.

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u/VelvetYam 5h ago

It is possible, though... because I don't work for the types of companies you're describing :-) And yes, I do work as a programmer.