> The code was shit to begin with, because of hundreds of hacks due to underspecified or simply wrong requirements, bad code practices, architecture that couldn't keep up but was never fixed due to stubbornness...
My coworkers have always produced slop, even before LLMs. Unfortunately, as the lead on the project it’s still my responsibility to get that up to a certain quality level or at least make it isolated and malleable enough that it can be changed and we all won’t have a bad time doing it.
I guess what I’m saying is.. I get it. It’s hard to work with other people who are just pushing whatever is given by the LLM. But I still have fun doing it myself.
No one who cares wants to. That's not the question.
The question is whether you can continue to get paid doing so.
I've always enjoyed it. In my spare time.
Also I wouldn't go as far to say that I myself produce higher quality code than my peers.
I am between a 5/10 and a 7/10 programmer at best.
I bring other valuable skills though.