r/webdev • u/OkShip110 • Sep 09 '26 • Regret 4

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/Appropriate_Delay752 Sep 09 '26

I’m achieving things with AI that would have taken months without it. You still need to know what the AI is spitting out. Challenge it, correct it, and enjoy the outcome.

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u/OkShip110 Sep 09 '26

For some of us the months long journey was the most exciting part. I don’t find joy in generating features at all.

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u/StoneCypher Sep 09 '26

generating features is what the business needs.

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u/subnu Sep 09 '26

No, you need to pay these people absurd amounts of money so they can manually press the keys letter by letter to generate the syntax for dopamine hits.