The State of Programming and Innovation
Over the years, I have gained a lot of experience in programming, and I have truly loved the journey.
Yet I must admit a difficult truth. It feels like almost everything that could be invented in programming has already been made.
Quantum and AI Progress
Yes, we are seeing progress in areas like quantum computing, but those machines are still far too expensive to make sense for the consumer market.
Artificial intelligence is also advancing rapidly, but even there, I have found limits.
The Neural Web
One of the most ambitious projects I ever worked on was trying to recreate the human brain through what I called the neural web.
I could not fully complete it, not only because it is not entirely possible, but also because I did not have enough resources to continue.
I had to merge what we already know about artificial intelligence with my own ideas about how the brain works.
I am not an AI genius. I taught myself programming. I am not an algorithm expert either.
If you asked me to use Dijkstra's algorithm, I would probably need to look it up first.
The State of the Industry
The truth is that this industry feels like it has reached a standstill.
Real innovation has slowed down, and much of what we see now is a focus on AI everywhere, even in places where it is neither needed nor useful.
New AI first companies appear more often than new JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
The Limits of AI in Development
While AI has definitely brought positive changes to software engineering, it has also gone too far in some areas.
Tools that let AI access files, delete them, or push changes to repositories cross a line.
AI should never have that kind of control.
AI assisted code completion can be helpful, but I have grown to dislike it because it often suggests the wrong code.
I still use AI for repetitive tasks here and there, but overall it has gone too far.
My Own Coding Approach
I am not a coding genius. I am just someone who has learned to follow better standards.
I keep lines under eighty characters, improve formatting, and try to write cleaner code.
Still, I know that putting thousands of lines of code into one file is not a good habit.
Closing Thoughts
The truth is, I am tired.
I am tired of the endless frameworks, the constant AI first hype, and the feeling that coding is becoming less enjoyable.
To summarize, the software industry is in a rough state.
But change is coming.
Maybe soon we will see real innovation again, the kind that reminds us why we fell in love with programming in the first place.
