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Re: Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app

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Post by zepolen »

bakuninsbart wrote: post #194
Cthulhu_ wrote: post #185

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I kinda wish I could look at the code, but it's not open source and the frontend sources are minified/obfuscated, but it's long and looks like it's using React and a css-in-react approach, which also generates a ton of code.

The term "vibe coding" gives me bad vibes, I feel that it is in some way an insult to my craft, the way a carpenter might feel about Ikea. But if only LLM's are going to read the code, the LoC aren't a big problem, increasing cost significantly less than if a real person would have to read it. The two biggest issues I can think of with this approach is performance and security, with the first one only being a problem…

That IKEA comparison is an awesome, perfect analogy of vibe coding as cheap shitty furniture.

- can't be maintained over time, gonna need to replace it

- mostly simple/basic furniture

- out of place in any existing environment

- easy to break (cardboard tables!)

Sometimes that's all you need though.

Re: Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app

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Post by aaronrobinson »

__loam wrote: post #157
jstummbillig wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 35 kLOC is quite a bit. I wonder how straightforward and maintainable this app ended up to be. This would require taking a look at the sources. While good Rails code tends to be very terse, frontend may be quite voluminous. I think people will have to recalibrate on this. The LOCs do things that you otherwise would not do. Features and details that simply would not happen — because they are too code/time intensive…

That or we're completely ignoring principles like DRY and producing a head spinning amount of tech debt. I can't really imagine producing that much code in that short amount of time and holding any amount of it in my head. I'd bet money there's code in there that does the same thing but different, leading to all kinds of little inconsistencies that make this code worthless in any serious context.

I’m an old school coder. I haven’t vibed. I’m guessing the “who is going to maintain this” could only be another tool similar to what built it. I can’t imagine trying to get my head around that much code in a timeframe acceptable to someone demanding product. So are we headed to a place where everything is written and maintained this way or a lucrative future of having to get these things to work properly.

Re: Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app

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Post by fileoffset »

bbbbbenji wrote: post #133
deng wrote: post #94

> It now includes a fully interactive voice assistant so you don't need to get your dirty hands over your new iPad when you're cooking. Always floored about the problems people think need fixing. The problem is not that you get your dirty hands on the iPad. The problem is that you want real recipes. You know, things people have actually cooked and found to be good. With real photos of how the result actually looks (i…

Absolutely agree. Real recipes, tested by actual cooks (home or professional) with genuine photos, matter far more to me than avoiding messy screens. Does anyone know trustworthy sites that consistently offer recipes meeting these standards?

It's not free but Americas Test Kitchen is very, very good

Re: Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app

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Post by johnisgood »

wiether wrote: post #198
johnisgood wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was just a note to the developer because he may get in legal trouble for it (it happened before), the Government obviously will not. Edit: Both "recipes" have been deleted (the URL should tell you what it was about).

I read your comment before the edit so please accept my apologies Saying that posting a simple recipe for cocaine was probably illegal sounded very "puritan american" As a European (French) myself, I'm surprised that you feel that way because I remember reading in a chemistry book in high-school how to make explosives and our chemistry teacher took the complete timeslot to respond in details to someone who asked if,…

I do not think it should be illegal though. It might be (hence the note), but I do not agree with it.

No hard feelings! :)

Re: Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app

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Post by mvieira38 »

kpcyrd wrote: post #187
deng wrote: post #94

> It now includes a fully interactive voice assistant so you don't need to get your dirty hands over your new iPad when you're cooking. Always floored about the problems people think need fixing. The problem is not that you get your dirty hands on the iPad. The problem is that you want real recipes. You know, things people have actually cooked and found to be good. With real photos of how the result actually looks (i…

As somebody who cooks quite a lot (for a diverse set of people), I have the opposite experience of what you describe (also I hate having to touch my screen while cooking). The cooking book scene has been openly criticized for not actually trying the recipes, even before LLMs were a thing[0]. Regular cooking websites have always been somewhat unusable due to massive ads and fluff text because 1) SEO and 2) recipes are…

Yup. SEO slop is generally worse than AI generated, unfortunately

Re: Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app

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Post by munksbeer »

Wow, I can't believe how many people seem to be missing the point here and being overly negative. The fact that you can have an ai assistant code something like this by giving it instructions would be utterly miraculous 10 years ago, even less.

Whatever the ultimate usefulness of the website is, the point is using it is slick. It works and it works well.

Very nice demo of vibe coding Tom. I appreciate it.

Re: Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app

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Post by nickthegreek »

bbbbbenji wrote: post #133
deng wrote: post #94

> It now includes a fully interactive voice assistant so you don't need to get your dirty hands over your new iPad when you're cooking. Always floored about the problems people think need fixing. The problem is not that you get your dirty hands on the iPad. The problem is that you want real recipes. You know, things people have actually cooked and found to be good. With real photos of how the result actually looks (i…

Absolutely agree. Real recipes, tested by actual cooks (home or professional) with genuine photos, matter far more to me than avoiding messy screens. Does anyone know trustworthy sites that consistently offer recipes meeting these standards?

nytcooking is kinda the gold standard.

Re: Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app

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Post by rmnclmnt »

sfjailbird wrote: post #183
rmnclmnt wrote: post #101

It feels like Jian Yang and Big Head are making a new app

'Silicon Valley' was a practically a documentary. It's just a gold mine of absurdity out here.

Yeah. The more the years go by the more the oracle writers of the show are proved right. Frightening

Re: Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app

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Post by ada1981 »

tomblomfield wrote: post #9
ada1981 wrote: post #2

This is great. Want to come demo it in the weekly EarthPilot.ai AI Playground tomorrow at 11est? Http://earthpilot.com/play and then join at AnthonyDavidAdams.com/zoom at 11 for show and tell. I’m making a non-fiction book writing agent and I’d love to better understand how you used function calling to navigate the website!

Afraid I have a day job, so I will politely decline your kind invitation

Thanks! I’m going to show the folks what you built. We have VCs, founders, and all Sorts of folks who join us every week.
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