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1. ramon156 · 1790976863 · focus · HN ↗

   I spent a lot of my time on the internet because I was lonely in my teens and these connections were exciting. I learned software dev because I was a nerd that loved math and loved the concept of building software, having complete control on how it's done. That was the concept I signed up for.

   Software dev today is sitting in front of a prompt bar, sometimes checking the IDE, sometimes some DevOps, but nothing about it excites me anymore. Even hobby projects are dull because they're done in mere days. Choosing not to use LLMs has little to no reward imo.

   I'm slowly moving away from software dev because the rose tinted glasses I saw the job as are shattering

   1. hollowturtle · 1790977872 · focus · HN ↗

      > Even hobby projects are dull because they're done in mere days. Choosing not to use LLMs has little to no reward imo. I'm slowly moving away from software dev because the rose tinted glasses I saw the job as are shattering

      Try solving a very hard problem or a very good game. Or at least publish some very good polished software, they all sucks! This really is a paradox, all this doomerism and AI that has solved “coding” and it’s “very good now” and we don’t mot only have not good software, but it’s getting worse! Good lord how the heck we get out of this situation?

      1. expedition32 · 1791041005 · focus · HN ↗

         Considering games still require dozens of patches I don't believe AI is actually producing this mythical flawless code.

         Watching Bob Ross didn't make anyone into a Rembrandt or van Gogh.

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