Ask HN: Is Vibe Coding a Craft?

5 pointsxendo2mo ago7 comments

Is vibe coding something that requires 10000 hours to master? Should I start immediately or is writing code by hand fine for now.

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verdverm2mo ago

vibe coding a fool's errand, learning to work with AI takes time and is worth it

give your agents good tools

qubex2mo ago

No.

I’m glad we’ve cleared that up once and for all.

alwillis2mo ago

It probably won't require 10,000 hours but vibe coding is a craft.

I found Steve Yegge's book to be very helpful [1].

[1]: "Vibe Coding: Building Production-Grade Software With GenAI, Chat, Agents, and Beyond" — https://a.co/3HJvbno

eimrine2mo ago

Is vibe bridge building a craft? I am sure no human will design and build any traffic-intensive bridge in 2126.

krapp2mo ago

I'm glad I'll be long dead by the time we have LLMs designing and building critical infrastructure.

eimrine2mo ago

Nobody told it will be LLM. It can be some expert systems, or it can be a Lisp script. Maybe even a digitalized version of some person who is currently living.

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verdverm2mo ago

vibe coding a fool's errand, learning to work with AI takes time and is worth it

give your agents good tools

qubex2mo ago

No.

I’m glad we’ve cleared that up once and for all.

alwillis2mo ago

It probably won't require 10,000 hours but vibe coding is a craft.

I found Steve Yegge's book to be very helpful [1].

[1]: "Vibe Coding: Building Production-Grade Software With GenAI, Chat, Agents, and Beyond" — https://a.co/3HJvbno

eimrine2mo ago

Is vibe bridge building a craft? I am sure no human will design and build any traffic-intensive bridge in 2126.

krapp2mo ago

I'm glad I'll be long dead by the time we have LLMs designing and building critical infrastructure.

eimrine2mo ago

Nobody told it will be LLM. It can be some expert systems, or it can be a Lisp script. Maybe even a digitalized version of some person who is currently living.

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