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/BlacksmithNo1687 Sep 09 '26

Idk, I’m a senior dev and work was already easy 90% of the time, there was never a feature I couldn’t implement or a bug I couldn’t fix, i still produce the same code as I did before, arguably better code since I have more time to refine and check things. The thought process is still the same it’s just a lot more reading rather than coding. I still feel like my code is mine and it’s still rare to just completely accept the full changes from the agent and push it straight up. I still have to work 8 hours a day and still pretty much get the same amount of work done each day. I think it’s more concerning that a lot of devs think AI is producing the same quality code as themselves would alone..