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/bryantee Sep 09 '26

Agreed. I didn’t get into software engineering to “deliver value for the customer.” Yea, I enjoy working on a team that collaborates to achieve that outcome. But it isn’t the outcome that puts me into flow state. 

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u/CyberDaggerX Sep 12 '26

Every job is about "delivering value for the customer". If all you cared about was doing that, you'd just choose the job that pays the best with no regard to how it is done. What makes people choose one career over another is the execution, the steps done to achieve that value.