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by xlii 15 days ago
I'll piggyback on something someone else here on HN commented (can't cite, sorry!): I can immediately recognize vibe coded projects by their visual design.

It's a weird skill but after seeing website, screenshot etc. I need only couple of seconds to make an opinion. I then look into history of project etc., though it rarely contradicts first impression.

I think I do this because I don't trust thus I don't want to use such projects. Not because vibe coded/vibe-code driven projects are inherently bad (they aren't). Because I think low self-investment translates to low ongoing self-interest.

Since all software is buggy to some degree, I'm certain I'll find a dealbreaker that will never be addressed, and risk is rarely worth it.

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I know that feeling, it's like pattern recognition