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Programmer laments AI's impact on coding enjoyment

The author expresses a decline in enjoyment for programming due to the increasing integration of AI in their work. They note a lack of mental energy for personal coding projects outside of their job, though physical activities have helped maintain a stable mood. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a personal opinion/rant about AI's impact on a specific individual's enjoyment of programming, lacking broader industry significance or new information.

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Programmer laments AI's impact on coding enjoyment

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I'm feeling pretty down, it's been a couple months since I've really had fun programming and with the way work is pushing # AI I don't see that trend breaking.

    I'm feeling pretty down, it's been a couple months since I've really had fun programming and with the way work is pushing # AI I don't see that trend breaking. Sadly my life outside of work hasn't been conducive for me having the mental energy to tackle crafting code by hand. I g…