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94 points Eatcats | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.209s | source

Small confession

I’ve been using Windsurf editor for about six months now, and it does most of the coding work for me.

Recently, I realized I no longer enjoy programming. It feels like I’m just going through the pain of explaining to the LLM what I want, then sitting and waiting for it to finish. If it fails, I just switch to another model—and usually, one of them gets the job done.

At this point, I’ve even stopped reviewing the exact code changes. I just keep pushing forward until the task is done.

On the bright side, I’ve gotten much better at writing design documents.

Anyone else feel the same?

1. ratracer2025 ◴[] No.44569193[source]
Many of us are adopting AI tools at different paces but that is the giant theme going on with software developers at the moment.

In some level, I feel excited that the game has reset and anyone is having the opportunity to get 10x better or becoming irrelevant. It's about how one would leverage these tools, how to use them rights etc.

It's all about who can adapt better, who can evolve to say on top, which has always been the case in the big picture.

For example, I see myself: - "loose" the way I view "scalable code" in PR reviews - focusing less on programming styles - have new expectation about my productivity. (I tell myself with the tools I should 2x done than before, and challenge myself to get it done. In that process, you find a way to effectively use the tools) - etc.

I actually find joy in this process. Just sharing my story, no pun intended :)