It sounds likely it should be something cooler than being able to type a question to a computer. Like, if I was really good at Ask Jeeves, could I be a Vibe Bro too?
I don’t need to code a lot but the few times I asked AI for a simple code ( like vba or batch script) it messed up. How do you mess up VBA!? It took more time for me to correct than to just type.
To those of you feeling called out: Vibe coding is not about letting GPT find your missing semicolon or create that weird for-loop for you, but crafting the whole source code from scratch for a person who can’t program at all.
Do people really do that?! I’ve just used it as a starting point for something totally unfamiliar, reworked it to suit, made sure I understood everything it spit out. I cannot imagine ChatGPT spitting out working code.
I’ve used it to craft a quick PowerShell or bash oneliner, or to get familiar with a function in some python package I’ve never used. But an entire program?
Well, executives like to oversell the ability of genAI, so people think it can fully replace human coders right now. In actuality, it’s just a more resource wasting Google. I usually try to look for code with public domain license instead to copy and modify (I try to credit the original authors nevertheless), and rarely peek into less permissive codes (had to do it for some OS API stuff, because people forgot how do do what SDL does without using SDL, my worst offense was to check the keyboard scancode lookup table in multiple Linux versions).
I used ChatGPT a few days ago to build a python script that takes a link in my clipboard and runs a yt-dlp command to download it to one of my Plex folders. Had to fettle a few details, but all told it took me about half an hour from start to finish.
I have absolutely no idea how to write a python script, so I’m incredibly happy with the output.
However, I’m not trying to use it to get paid, so I guess that’s OK.
That, and also, it’s a very straightforward, narrow-scoped functionality. LLMs are pretty good with that kind of thing. It’s complexity they struggle with
I’m using it to make stealing content from YouTube even more efficient, so I can watch videos on my Apple TV without having to pay them a stupid amount for premium, or having to tolerate the obnoxious number of ads.
I used it to write a simple query today and felt disgusting. It feels like I used a lazy way instead of doing research to find the right Syntax. I did research before using it, but the documentation wasn’t clear, so I used it.
Sloppers is much better. vibe-coding should be more like actually coding, but like having a crazy-ass aesthetic as your desktop or listening to some banger music or something like that. Also the code comments should be ‘vibes-based’, aka only intuition can decipher what the comment says.
“vibe coded/coding” means using something like Chat-gpt to output code, if anyone is wondering.
It sounds likely it should be something cooler than being able to type a question to a computer. Like, if I was really good at Ask Jeeves, could I be a Vibe Bro too?
Ask Jeeves had some good Easter eggs. I miss them.
Yes, they’re the same thing.
Interview with vibe coder in 2025
Kai Lentit did it again
I don’t need to code a lot but the few times I asked AI for a simple code ( like vba or batch script) it messed up. How do you mess up VBA!? It took more time for me to correct than to just type.
Because it is trained on others people bad vba
To those of you feeling called out: Vibe coding is not about letting GPT find your missing semicolon or create that weird for-loop for you, but crafting the whole source code from scratch for a person who can’t program at all.
Do people really do that?! I’ve just used it as a starting point for something totally unfamiliar, reworked it to suit, made sure I understood everything it spit out. I cannot imagine ChatGPT spitting out working code.
They do. The result is usually as expected. Either full of security holes or the recipe site is advertising cyanide ice cream.
I sincerely believe the actual “AI apocalypse” will simply be things like critical infrastructure being run on “vibe code.”
I honestly think we are heading to a world similar to the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops world.
I’ve used it to craft a quick PowerShell or bash oneliner, or to get familiar with a function in some python package I’ve never used. But an entire program?
Well, executives like to oversell the ability of genAI, so people think it can fully replace human coders right now. In actuality, it’s just a more resource wasting Google. I usually try to look for code with public domain license instead to copy and modify (I try to credit the original authors nevertheless), and rarely peek into less permissive codes (had to do it for some OS API stuff, because people forgot how do do what SDL does without using SDL, my worst offense was to check the keyboard scancode lookup table in multiple Linux versions).
I used ChatGPT a few days ago to build a python script that takes a link in my clipboard and runs a yt-dlp command to download it to one of my Plex folders. Had to fettle a few details, but all told it took me about half an hour from start to finish.
I have absolutely no idea how to write a python script, so I’m incredibly happy with the output.
However, I’m not trying to use it to get paid, so I guess that’s OK.
I think this has something to do with it . You’re using it to accomplish something, and not over-billing your skills for a fat cheque.
That, and also, it’s a very straightforward, narrow-scoped functionality. LLMs are pretty good with that kind of thing. It’s complexity they struggle with
I’m using it to make stealing content from YouTube even more efficient, so I can watch videos on my Apple TV without having to pay them a stupid amount for premium, or having to tolerate the obnoxious number of ads.
I used it to write a simple query today and felt disgusting. It feels like I used a lazy way instead of doing research to find the right Syntax. I did research before using it, but the documentation wasn’t clear, so I used it.
… write your entire project.
I think we decided to call them Sloppers. ‘vibe’-coding is way too charitable.
I like “sloppers”. Back in the day these would be script-kiddies/ skiddies but that’s even ascribing way too much effort compared to “vibe coding.”
Sloppers is much better. vibe-coding should be more like actually coding, but like having a crazy-ass aesthetic as your desktop or listening to some banger music or something like that. Also the code comments should be ‘vibes-based’, aka only intuition can decipher what the comment says.
TIL people use the term vibe coding unironically.