# How AI Is Changing Developers’ Work

> Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة) recounts a developer’s account of getting what he needed for a CRM feature from Claude quickly, then feeling that the satisfaction of solving the problem himself had faded. Abdul’s point is that developers’ skills still have value, but how they use those skills is changing as the market prioritizes results and speed.

- By Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة) — AI, marketing and business, in Arabic
- 5 October 2026
- URL: https://abdulosama.com/en/feed/ai-coding-and-programmer-motivation
- Video: https://abdulosama.com/feed/video/17
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXjjng8DDMn/

## Key takeaways

- Abdul shares a developer’s account of feeling less fulfilled despite getting a quick result from Claude.
- The story concerns a requested CRM feature, not a general test of AI coding performance.
- Abdul says the market values results and speed.
- He sees developers’ problem-solving skills as valuable in a changing form.

## 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.

## Questions and answers

### Why was the developer upset after using Claude?

In the account Abdul shares, the developer felt that years of effort had lost value and missed the enjoyment of researching and solving problems himself.

### Does Abdul say developers’ skills no longer matter?

No. He says their skills will remain valuable, though in a different way as workflows change.

### Can Claude build any CRM feature in 30 seconds?

The video makes no such claim. Thirty seconds is the time reported in one developer’s account, not a general performance guarantee.

## Sources and tools mentioned

- [Claude](https://claude.ai)

## Full transcript

اعتراف مؤلم جداً من مبرمج خبرته ٢٠ سنة. بيختصرلك الأزمة النفسية اللي بعيشها بعض المبرمجين الفترة دي. المبرمجين الكويسين على فكرة. الراجل كتب على تويتر بيقول أنا بكره الذكاء الصناعي. ليه؟ بيقول طلبوا مني ميزة برمجية في نظام CRM كتبت برومبت على كلاود وفي خلال ٣٠ ثانية طلع لي اللي أنا عايزه بالظبط. بيقول حسيت باكتئاب كل سنين تعبي بقت فجأة بلا قيمة. فقدت المتعة اللي كنت دايماً بعيشها لما روح أدور على Stack Overflow على المشكلة وحلها إلى آخره. الحقيقة القاسية إن السوق ما بيهتمش بمتعتك ولا معاناتك. السوق بيهتم بالنتايج والسرعة في الإنجاز. المبرمجين يا إما هيتأقلموا على اللي حصل ويشغلوا نفسهم ويتغيروا مع التغير يا إما هيستنطعوا بشغل محدش مهتم بيه وغيرهم is in business. إيه الرسالة بصراحة يعني مش عايز أقول محزنة بس هي واقعية ودرس كبير قوي لمعظم المبرمجين وبصراحة شابولي المبرمج اللي كتب مشاعره بكل صدق من غير ما يقعد يلف ويدور ولا قال هو مش هياخد مكان حد بس طريقة الشغلة هتختلف وأنا أعرف كذا مبرمج شطرين بيقولوا الشغل ما بقاش ممتع زي الأول لأن معظم المبرمجين عندهم حب التحدي وإنه يخلص الحاجة ويعمل problem solving وعندهم skills هتبقى قيمة جداً بس بشكل مختلف.

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Transcribed and written up with AI from the video; reviewed on request.