Veteran game programmer calls hand-coding era "golden age" as AI now writes most code
rickasaurus · x · 2026-10-13
Shiraz Akmal, a game developer with 30-40 years of programming experience, reflected on his career: fighting bugs for days, waking up with solutions, and crafting experiences alongside artists, testers, musicians and designers. He called it "a golden era in the whole history of humankind" — but notes that in less than two years, it's mostly AI writing the code now, calling the shift "bittersweet." The quote-post added a Candle in the Wind image, framing it as the end of an era.
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