You might not know this, but there are people for whom writing code was not suffering.
replyYou might have chosen CS because it’s a popular career that makes you a lot of money, but some of us genuinely enjoyed writing code.
I'm right there with you, but I think we are in the minority. There aren't enough of us to sustain software development unless LLMs get good enough so this doesn't matter.
replyI don't think college is "suffering" for everyone. In fact, for many, it's a very enjoyable challenge and experience.
replyYeah I've always said that the main skill needed to be a software developer is frustration tolerance. Personally I'm very glad to see so much of the ridiculous crap we put up with just disappear.
replyI'm struggling for a clever analogy with manual screwdrivers and electric drills ...
reply(I know, I'll ask ... oh well ...)