How much will you miss traditional programming?
I already miss it dearly. Saw a lot of people saying they love AI cause they don't have to type syntax anymore but I really struggle with the new workflow. Maybe it's cause I'm ADHD, but agentic coding just lets me wander off and get distracted from the actual problem. I used to be able to zone the fuck in when doing it manually and haven't been able to recreate that magic feeling. There was just something so satisfying (and yes, sometimes frustrating) about writing it out yourself, stepping throught the problem, debugging it. Writing code or even documentation used to feel like the nice downtime part of the job between the meetings and planning. Now it's just GO GO GO GO GO. More burnt out than ever.
I accept this is just how it will be now. Maybe this field just isn't for someone like me anymore. Wondering where to go next?
Posted May 10, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC