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This may be true, and it worries me. I have a (completely unproven) conjecture that things that make programming boring (like writing boilerplate code) are mor
by mbork_pl 4y ago
This may be true, and it worries me. I have a (completely unproven) conjecture that things that make programming boring (like writing boilerplate code) are more or less things that let us avoid burnout.
How many hours per day can you stay focused on difficult (or at least non-boring) problems? And for how many years?
Whenever someone says "AI = productivity enhancer", I hear "AI = burnout accelerator".
- jasfi 4y agoBurnout has different causes. For burnout because of intense work, it could be that the movement to reduce the number of hours we work will come at the right time. 4 day work weeks at 100%, for example. Lots of people experience burnout because writing boring code can be mind-numbing. Then there are people factors, such as a bad manager. Perhaps AI can give us more understanding management?
- pydry 4y agoIME burnout is neither about boilerplate or traditional "interesting" problems, it's about "somebody else didn't do their job right" problems like the infamous "why can't I just serve 5 terabytes?" story or toxic work cultures. https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2021/10/30/5tb/ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2021/10/30/5tb/ If it takes away the boilerplate and the interesting problems leaving us with just with 5 TB problems then yeah, burnout city.