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david celis
@davidcel.is

I became a software engineer because writing code is fun. Thinking through hard problems, designing elegant solutions, seeing the things you’ve built working for the first time… these moments are all deeply satisfying, so why in the world would I ever surrender them to AI?

davidcel.isWriting Code Is FunI became a software engineer because writing code is fun. Thinking through hard problems, designing elegant solutions, seeing the things you’ve built working for the first time… these moments are all deeply satisfying, so why in the world would I ever surrender them to AI?

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jamie
@jamie.ideasasylum.com

It’s fun _for you_ but that doesn’t mean it’s universally the part of the job everyone enjoys. There is also no requirement for jobs to be fun—we were just lucky. But I am concerned that the reason so many people are in this job is because of the dopamine rush, and that might be going

Nathan Hruby
@nathanhruby.bsky.social

Thanks for this! Recently I found myself saying to someone who thought they could vibe code all their problems away “Coding is only like 20% of the total job of being an engineer, and frankly that’s the fun 20%”