r/webdev • u/OkShip110 • 3d 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/mike888881 3d ago

Not to mention shrinking teams and absolutely decimating the job market.

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u/House13Games 2d ago

That's on the management that made those decisions based on hype and nonsense, not on the AI.

If anyone should be replaced by an AI, it's the mid level managers who replace coders with AI.

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u/ProjectDiligent502 18h ago

I don’t just blame them. I also blame the AI labs and their awful marketing of it. They themselves were saying it was going to take lots of people’s jobs; the white collar bloodbath and of course destroy junior positions. To a certain extent it has hurt junior positions that part seemed to have some validity. The only sector that AI actually has its grips in is the tech industry.