My personal satisfaction and sense of craftsmanship is definitely lower now, even if my net output is higher. I think there is a world where I am only using AI to do the menial and repetitive stuff and leaving the more interesting cognitive work for myself, but in reality the lines are all blurred.

The unfortunate truth is AI will obsolete some developers. We are in a transitional period and it is going to be a challenging next few years.

The truth is writing code can be boring, too. You have to find the right balance: AI can write the boilerplate, rote stuff, while people focus on more complex aspects.

I see this as everyone will become a tech lead/PM. Where you need to plan the milestones, make architectural tradeoffs and know how to sale final version.

There is still challenges left in vertical integration, continuous improvement, test coverage etc.

No. It's more fun than ever, IMHO!

> What was really exciting for me, before, was the challenge. To fight with it! To search the solution, the sleepless nights, trying to figure out the case. And the big relieve and excitement of the success! To be proud of the results of your hard work

If you define your value as a SWE based on what is functionally code golf, it sucks.

Some people view code as an art form. Others view code as a tool to solve a specific problem statement.

This has been a perpetual struggle in software for decades.

I remember similar purists scoffing at APIs and CRUD 15-16 years ago, and IDEs, Linux, and Git before that.

Stuff changes. Such is life.

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