How should developers respond to changing workflows?
Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة) argues that developers need to adapt to AI tools while taking seriously the loss of enjoyment some feel when they no longer solve every problem themselves. His point is not that programming skill has become worthless, but that its role is changing.
The market cares about results and speed of execution. — Abdul Osama
The account Abdul shares
Abdul describes a post by a developer on Twitter, a social platform. The developer had been asked for a feature in a CRM, or customer relationship management system. He wrote a prompt—a text instruction—for Claude, an AI assistant that can help with coding. According to the account Abdul relays, Claude returned what the developer wanted quickly.
The developer said the experience left him feeling depressed, as though years of effort had lost their value. He missed the satisfaction of investigating problems and finding solutions on Stack Overflow, a programming question-and-answer site. Abdul praises him for expressing that feeling honestly. He also says he knows skilled developers who find the work less enjoyable than before, even though problem-solving remains one of their strengths.
In numbers
- 20 years: the developer’s experience, as stated by Abdul.
- 30 seconds: how long the developer reportedly said it took Claude to return what he wanted.
What next?
Abdul’s advice is to adapt as the way developers work changes and to find new ways to apply problem-solving skills. The timing in this story is one person’s reported experience, not a benchmark for every coding task.
Claude
