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by rvz 482 days ago
Ignore this nonsense fad of "Vibe coding". There is no thought about software maintenance which is what will really test those with no "coding" knowledge.

It's just like the infinite monkey theorem, hitting the enter key repeatedly without understanding the actions and eventually reaching their goal.

You would not see software engineers at SpaceX or NASA "Vibe coding" on software that will be running on rockets or defense technology companies vetting candidates that have been doing "vibe coding".

This euphoria feels like a repeat of the years 1999 - 2000 which we will see a crash that will revert back to reality.
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dudefeliciano 482 days ago
> You would not see software engineers at SpaceX or NASA "Vibe coding"

Sure that's true, but I doubt the people with no coding experience who use LLMs to create some application are working on safety critical systems. For me this fad should be embraced, especially by non coders, as it allows them to be creative in new ways.

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Bocajmai 482 days ago
Agreed! The similarities are stark. let's take the comparison further... Nvidia is the dotcom bubble's Cisco.

But the internet stuck around. It was still useful.

Just because something is overhyped, or doesn't meet the standards of the world's most demanding engineering organisations, doesn't mean that it's not here to stay and improve.

Perspective.

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nom 482 days ago
No no, you see, there will be no more maintenance done by humans. The AI will rewrite the app completely from scratch every time you deploy.

The whole product will be defined by a specification distilled out of company meetings, slack messages and emails.

There will be only one button labeled "build and deploy" and if something breaks you press it again.

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timrichard 482 days ago
A button with a dice icon.
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muixoozie 482 days ago
> It's just like the infinite monkey theorem, hitting the enter key repeatedly without understanding the actions and eventually reaching their goal.

Reminds me of this https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277318632...

>Non-trivial text generation during the lifespan of our universe is almost certainly impossible.

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