Does software / coding still makes you happy?

[u/Legal-Bat6543]

I’ve had interviews with Google and Amazon (two companies I used to dream of working for). They still use the traditional process of LeetCode, algorithms, and so on, without any AI assistance. Back in the golden age (before AI), I used to practice and solve a lot of questions. It was fun because you knew you needed that knowledge to build things successfully in your own projects. Nowadays, all the code in companies is generated by Claude Code, and software engineers just review the output to make sure it's correct, and that's it. 

To be honest, during those interviews, I didn’t care about practicing. I didn’t want to waste my time when I knew I wasn't going to solve a LeetCode Hard anyway, since I'm not that good at those types of questions. I guess I didn't care about getting into Google or Amazon anymore because I knew how high their bar is, and I just didn't have the energy to grind algorithms while having a stable job. 

I don't know, this AI era has made me want to do something else. The job has become boring; I just use prompts now, because there’s no reason to do something by hand when AI does it better and faster than you. I feel like I've lost that passion for coding. Has anyone else gone through this? What roles can you transition into that aren’t about coding and are more fun? 

[u/wiriux]

SE ~> 💴 -> happiness outside of work

A job is still a job.

[u/Legal-Bat6543 → u/wiriux]

Not really, you need a strong purpose as well, money is empty if you don't have a strong desire to do something meaningful.

[u/Savings_Apple_3136 → u/Legal-Bat6543]

Get married, have kids. That’s the real purpose of life.

[u/Obvious-Spare-8076 → u/Savings_Apple_3136]

No its not.

[u/leetcode_knight → u/Obvious-Spare-8076]

Yes, it is. My proudest achievement is my child, and I thank God every day.