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There's nothing wrong with vibe coding as long as the quality is good.

by codexon 1mo ago

johnnyanmac 1mo ago
>as long as the quality is good. Well that's where we're seemingly at an impasse, no? I don't even like the term "good vibecoding". The term was implied as a means to just let the computer type its own code and "go with the vibes". i.e. you have no deeper idea on how it works underneath. Now, AI-assisted coding? It can be good. It can be a rush job. But the idea is that LLM's are in the passenger's seat, not the diver's. Much smaller chance where you have no idea where you're going since you're at the wheel.
- codexon 1mo ago
  The output is indistinguishable from manually written code.
  - johnnyanmac 1mo ago
    I hope on HN of all places I don't need to explain the difference between "writing correct code" and "Software Engineering". We both know what a 20 year old million line legacy software needs.
    - codexon 1mo ago
      Not everything needs to be amazon/google scale backed with things like sharded dbs or kubernetes.
      - johnnyanmac 1mo ago
        Nope, not at all. But a million line codebase isn't close to Google scale. That's typical boring non-tech legacy code system scale. And I don't think I'm at a point where I'd want to vibe code my way though that and take responsibility for it.
  - Vegenoid 1mo ago
    "My vibecoded stuff is indistinguishable from handwritten stuff" and "I got anti-AI comments after vibecoding my website even though I didn't say anything about AI" are not very compatible with each other.
    - codexon 1mo ago
      There was absolutely nothing showing that it was vibe coded other than the fact that a website that didn't get any updates for 5 years suddenly got a 20+ bullet point update. People just assumed it was vibed because of the sheer number of changes. There was not 1 mention about anything being broken, they were simply complaining about AI. Anti-AI psychosis is a very real thing that is happening https://x.com/Jediwolf/status/2054776716770320631 https://x.com/Jediwolf/status/2054776716770320631

There's nothing wrong with vibe coding as long as the quality is good.

by codexon 1mo ago

There's nothing wrong with vibe coding as long as the quality is good.

>as long as the quality is good. Well that's where we're seemingly at an impasse, no? I don't even like the term "good vibecoding". The term was implied as a means to just let the computer type its own code and "go with the vibes". i.e. you have no deeper idea on how it works underneath. Now, AI-assisted coding? It can be good. It can be a rush job. But the idea is that LLM's are in the passenger's seat, not the diver's. Much smaller chance where you have no idea where you're going since you're at the wheel.

codexon 1mo ago
The output is indistinguishable from manually written code.
- johnnyanmac 1mo ago
  I hope on HN of all places I don't need to explain the difference between "writing correct code" and "Software Engineering". We both know what a 20 year old million line legacy software needs.
  - codexon 1mo ago
    Not everything needs to be amazon/google scale backed with things like sharded dbs or kubernetes.
    - johnnyanmac 1mo ago
      Nope, not at all. But a million line codebase isn't close to Google scale. That's typical boring non-tech legacy code system scale. And I don't think I'm at a point where I'd want to vibe code my way though that and take responsibility for it.
- Vegenoid 1mo ago
  "My vibecoded stuff is indistinguishable from handwritten stuff" and "I got anti-AI comments after vibecoding my website even though I didn't say anything about AI" are not very compatible with each other.
  - codexon 1mo ago
    There was absolutely nothing showing that it was vibe coded other than the fact that a website that didn't get any updates for 5 years suddenly got a 20+ bullet point update. People just assumed it was vibed because of the sheer number of changes. There was not 1 mention about anything being broken, they were simply complaining about AI. Anti-AI psychosis is a very real thing that is happening https://x.com/Jediwolf/status/2054776716770320631 https://x.com/Jediwolf/status/2054776716770320631