> What was really exciting for me, before, was the challenge. To fight with it! To search the solution, the sleepless nights, trying to figure out the case. And the big relieve and excitement of the success! To be proud of the results of your hard work

If you define your value as a SWE based on what is functionally code golf, it sucks.

Some people view code as an art form. Others view code as a tool to solve a specific problem statement.

This has been a perpetual struggle in software for decades.

I remember similar purists scoffing at APIs and CRUD 15-16 years ago, and IDEs, Linux, and Git before that.

Stuff changes. Such is life.