Coding used to be my happy place. Just me, a blank screen, and the comforting chaos of “unexpected token” errors. Every bug was an adventure, every solution a little victory. But now? I boot up my editor and—BAM—the AI’s already finished what I was about to start.
You know that feeling when your younger cousin solves the Rubik’s Cube you’ve been struggling with for hours? Now imagine your “cousin” is a tireless robot who tosses you perfectly working code while you’re still deciding variable names.
I miss the good old days when coding was a puzzle, not a race against a silicon sprinter. The AI writes code so fast, my coffee doesn’t even have time to cool down. It doesn’t sweat. It doesn’t get stuck googling weird error messages at 2 a.m. It even comments its functions, like some kind of overachieving intern.
Meanwhile, I’m left reminiscing about chasing bugs like a detective, celebrating my weird hacks, and declaring victory when my app finally compiles. The AI just winks and ships “production-ready” code, and all I get is a participation trophy for pressing Enter.
I want my joy back. The joy of fixing one tiny bug after a three-hour deep dive into Stack Overflow. The joy of naming variables after my mood (“frustrationLevel” anyone?). The joy of making the computer do my bidding, not the other way around.
So AI, could you maybe slow down a bit and let me finish a ‘while loop’ for old time’s sake? I promise, I’ll even comment it.
I blink sometimes about how are we going to debug in future if there are any errors where we don't know AI has crafted for us and source code is securely locked outside the prompt compounds.
