Freyi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago Same here - nitpicky “I would have introduced a factory” reviewers embracing mass-scale slop has been a really jarring thing for me too. Like, I got into this industry because I started programming on the C64 and absolutely loved it… so I have no interest in giving up the thing I most enjoy. But did those nitpicky devs not also love writing code? Otherwise why would they hold up PRs for days/weeks over (usually) purely subjective preferences?
Tbh I’m having a hard time coming to terms with it all. People keep saying “use it or be left behind” - I think that’s what I want.
petrichornetrainfall@piefed.social 1 day ago
Exactly.
It makes sense when the people who got into programming because it was a well paying job with lots of benefits start going into the deep end with AI. Because they never actually wanted to write code or engineer anything in the first place, it was a means to an end.
But when the people who cared about their craft, and got into because they loved programing, when they completely drop all their high standards and give up writing or architecture anything, thats where I start feeling lost.
I really dont know what else I would do for a living. But im not sure how much longer I can stay professional dealing with all the slop PRs and short story length READMEs that dont actually tell you anything.
unmagical@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
There’s a difference between getting in cause you love the craft and staying in because of the money and benefits even after your soul’s been crushed by the industry. AI is helping some of those devs just postpone becoming carpenters.