The Prompt-Wait-Evaluate Loop: How AI Kills Flow Without You Noticing

A few months ago, I wrote about finding joy in programming in the age of AI. In the personal discussions I’ve had with fellow developers — both before and after that article — one thing keeps striking me. Most people don’t argue. They just say: yes, that’s exactly how it feels. But a question kept coming up in those conversations: why does it feel this way? Not in the philosophical sense — I c...