undefined | Better HN

0 pointscrazygringo3mo ago0 comments

It's because the term itself got overapplied by people critical of LLMs -- they dismissed all LLM-assisted coding as "vibe coding" because they were prejudiced against LLMs.

Then lots of people were introduced to the term "vibe coding" in these conversations, and so naturally took it as a synonym for using LLMs for coding assistance even when reading the code and writing tests and such.

Also because vibe coding just sounds cool.

0 comments

kelipso3mo ago

Lol, I say I am vibe coding even when I create little code snippets through AI that I have read and understood every line. It’s a fun term!

habinero3mo ago

I mean, that's the joke. "vibe coding" only sounds cool if you don't know how to code but horrific if you do.

NitpickLawyer3mo ago

> "vibe coding" only sounds cool if you don't know how to code but horrific if you do.

Disagree. Vibe coding is even more powerful if you know what you're doing. Because if you know what you're doing, and you keep up with the trends, you also know when to use it, and when not to. When to look at the code or when to just "vibe" test it and move on.

tinfoilhatter3mo ago

What does "vibe" testing code entail exactly? Apparently you don't look at code when you're "vibe" testing it based on this statement:

> When to look at the code or when to just "vibe" test it and move on.

I'm really curious how you're ensuring the code output by whatever LLM you're using, is actually doing what you think it's doing.

1 more reply

bigstrat20033mo ago

If you know how to program, vibe coding is useless. It only ever can produce worse results than you could've made yourself, or the same results but with more effort (because reviewing the code is harder than creating it).

1 more reply

crazygringoOP3mo ago

Right but there are tons of examples of things that started out as insults or negative only to be claimed as the proper or positive name. Impressionism in painting, for a start. The Quakers. Queer. Punk. Even "hacker", which started out meaning only breaking into computer systems -- and now we have "Hacker News." So vibe coding fits in perfectly.

In other words, everyone's in on the joke.

stonemetal123mo ago

> Even "hacker", which started out meaning only breaking into computer systems

No. The Etymology of Hacker in the technical scene started at MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club in the late 1950s/early 1960s, "hack" described clever, intricate solutions, pranks, or experiments with technology.

A hacker is one who made those clever solutions, pranks, and technology experiments. "Hacker News" is trying to take it back from criminal activity.

1 more reply

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 comments

kelipso3mo ago

Lol, I say I am vibe coding even when I create little code snippets through AI that I have read and understood every line. It’s a fun term!

habinero3mo ago

I mean, that's the joke. "vibe coding" only sounds cool if you don't know how to code but horrific if you do.

NitpickLawyer3mo ago

> "vibe coding" only sounds cool if you don't know how to code but horrific if you do.

tinfoilhatter3mo ago

What does "vibe" testing code entail exactly? Apparently you don't look at code when you're "vibe" testing it based on this statement:

> When to look at the code or when to just "vibe" test it and move on.

I'm really curious how you're ensuring the code output by whatever LLM you're using, is actually doing what you think it's doing.

1 more reply

bigstrat20033mo ago

1 more reply

crazygringoOP3mo ago

In other words, everyone's in on the joke.

stonemetal123mo ago

> Even "hacker", which started out meaning only breaking into computer systems

A hacker is one who made those clever solutions, pranks, and technology experiments. "Hacker News" is trying to take it back from criminal activity.

1 more reply

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse