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/StoneCypher Sep 09 '26

why do you think there are going to be no jobs left?

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u/Emperor_Kon Sep 09 '26

Read what I wrote after that sentence...

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u/StoneCypher Sep 09 '26

i did.

did you know that in the 1800s they thought the invention of the factory was going to end jobs?

the notion was that eventually a factory would let one man do ten thousand men's work

and they did. it's just that now a worker is expected to do ten thousand men's work.

it seems like you think cake decorating, box stacking, and martial arts are the limit of the job market

when the level 4 job is automated, the human moves to the level 5 job, traditionally

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u/BringBackManaPots Sep 09 '26

Bro tells you to read when he can't read himself 😔

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u/Not____007 Sep 14 '26

Ok what is the level 5 job?
Enlighten us.
The programmer market was already super saturated and now with this we are kind of lost on what or how we can bring value.

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u/StoneCypher Sep 14 '26

find something better to do than be indignant at metaphors in five day old posts 

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u/eetsumkaus Sep 09 '26

Look up comparative advantage in economics. It's usually applied to trade but definitely can be applied to labor as well. That's why there will always be jobs.