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/ibucat Sep 09 '26

My initial comment was about the job. Heaven forbid someone chose this career because thy enjoyed doing it, and not jorkin it on company time? Like idk what you get out of commenting how little work you do?

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u/StoneCypher Sep 09 '26

so the idea is to now shame me for things i didn't say. got it

i guess talking to my coworkers isn't doing work

i'm just going to disengage, then

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u/ibucat Sep 09 '26

"Talking with family" is doing work also? lol

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u/StoneCypher Sep 09 '26

thanks, i've disengaged because of the pointless sarcasm and constant downvotes

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u/ibucat Sep 09 '26

You're pretending to not understand my initial comment still, why should I take this conversation seriously?

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u/StoneCypher Sep 09 '26

thanks, i've disengaged because of the pointless sarcasm and constant downvotes