I became a software engineer because writing code is fun. Thinking through hard problems, designing elegant solutions, seeing the things you’ve built working for the first time… these moments are all deeply satisfying, so why in the world would I ever surrender them to AI?

https://davidcel.is/articles/writing-code-is-fun

Writing Code Is Fun

I became a software engineer because writing code is fun. Thinking through hard problems, designing elegant solutions, seeing the things you’ve built working for the first time… these moments are all deeply satisfying, so why in the world would I ever surrender them to AI?

@davidcelis I completely agree and I would add (as others pointed out) that I lack the feeling of ownership on AI generated code. "No I can't commit this" I say to myself.

However I'm concerned about the future of what I consider a craft... Our capitalist world is very happy as long it sells, even if it's of a lower quality. My colleagues *seems* to understand how to use AI tooling to be more productive whereas I feel lost, depressed, and ultimately unfit for the company.