alt Hacker NewsYes, I am tired; but worse, I am unhappy.
I understand that a lot of people really enjoy managing teams of agents and are far more productive now. I am happy for them, I really am. Apparently they never actually enjoyed coding, they will show up in droves in these comments to tell you that what they really enjoyed was the end result.
I am more productive too, but I'm going to be honest - I wasn't really looking for more productivity. I am at a point in my life where boosting my productivity is absolutely not one of my personal objectives.
Using Claude Code all day is like being a STEM kid that was gifted a Lego-building-robot. What a miracle! Now you don't have to deal with all the hassle of assembling Legos - you just tell it you want a castle and boom! What a time to be alive!
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Photography didn’t kill painting, as some people feared. A painting can be more accurate than a photo, in some ways.
I think the same will be true of programming and other skills.
Totally. I get value from coding tools, but I don't understand why anyone would be happy that they don't even have to look at code anymore.
yep. ive accepted it, called it a good run, put away all my fun personal projects, and started pursuing a nursing degree i can treat as a stable day job
with code all i wanted to do was code. with a nursing at least ill want to leave it at the hospital (yes nurse ptsd is real but nurse pay is great in pnw)
i think it might be good to have a job i treat as a job and not a passion i carry with me everywhere