AI Coding Is Gambling — 309pts, 380 Comments on HN

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Developer essay arguing that AI coding has transformed programming into slot-machine behavior: you pull the lever (submit the prompt), get a vaguely plausible but often wrong result, and the dopamine hit of instant output is what makes it addictive rather than productive. Author distinguishes between the genuine efficiency gains and the soul-cost of offloading the hard, rewarding parts of coding to a machine. Published March 14, surfaced March 18 with 380 comments — the highest comment count of any AI story today.