I live in Poland, and there are 60,000 tech companies in Poland, including about ten "unicorns" (private companies valued at over $1 billion).
After several months since the so-called "AI drama," and after watching how 37% of Polish companies reported laying off staff after implementing AI or automation in the past year, and managed to eliminate nearly 27% of tech jobs in the United States between 2021 and 2024, I’ve come to a personal conclusion: I love programming too much to let any of that truly matter. Whether Mr. AI exists or not is irrelevant to me.
The truth is, it doesn’t make much of a difference if AI takes over jobs across the globe. My love for coding is not rooted in competition, productivity, or even recognition. It’s rooted in the art itself—the beauty of constructing something from nothing, of breathing logic and structure into a blank file until it becomes a living, functioning piece of software. I don’t care if AI systems like ChatGPT, Windsurf, or whatever comes next can do it a hundred times faster and a thousand times better. That’s not the point for me.
For me, engaging in the act of programming—whether it’s building an automation tool, experimenting with machine learning, or simply writing a script that saves me five minutes a day—is one of the purest forms of creation I know. It is, in its own way, a form of poetry made of logic, structure, and imagination. I’d even go so far as to say: even if nobody ever saw it, used it, or appreciated it, the act of creating it would still be worth every second.
Because at the end of the day, programming is not just about utility or outcomes—it’s about expression. Just as a painter doesn’t abandon their brush because a printer can reproduce images more accurately, I won’t abandon code simply because AI can generate it faster. For me, it’s not about being the best or the fastest; it’s about being in love with the craft itself.
And maybe, in a world where machines increasingly take center stage, holding on to that human passion—our irrational love for doing something simply because it feels right—is more important than ever.
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