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Just added this note to the end, as part of my justification for picking such an obviously stupid term for this: > I’ve tried in the past to get terms like AI-assisted programming to stick, with approximately zero success. May as well try rubbing some vibes on it and see what happens.
“casing”?
I’d just call it “coding” – it’ll be the default soon enough. For the old way: “hand-coding”
I've definitely heard people semi-seriously refer to the old way as "artisanal coding".
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The AI adds a ton. It really is like having a whole team of extra coders available, all of which can type faster than you. Getting good results out of that team is hard , because the bottleneck is how quickly you can review their workflow and point them in new directions. Understanding techniques like TDD, CI, linting, specification writing, research spikes etc turns out to be key to unlocking that potential. That's…
I've yet to get any quality code out of one, though I don't try particularly hard either. I'd rather spend my time actually coding, especially since all the positive stories about enhanced productivity are anecdotes, and the hard data remains far less supportive of the claim.
I feel using the word 'vibe' is inherently giving it a negative connotation which goes against the idea presented here. The reality is the tools are really useful when used as tools, like a power drill vs. a screw driver. Vibing implies backseat driving which isn't what using the tools proficiently is like. The better term would be 'assisted' or 'offloaded'. Same thing with the term 'engineering'. That's a fairly new…
Uh, speak for yourself. There are countries where being a software engineer does indeed imply that you studied engineering and hold a "real" engineering degree.
Also, Hillel Wayne's "Are We Really Engineers" is worth reading:
I’d just call it “coding” – it’ll be the default soon enough. For the old way: “hand-coding”
For the experienced lot of us, I've heard many call it "hyper engineering"
I’d just call it “coding” – it’ll be the default soon enough. For the old way: “hand-coding”
I've definitely heard people semi-seriously refer to the old way as "artisanal coding".
I feel using the word 'vibe' is inherently giving it a negative connotation which goes against the idea presented here. The reality is the tools are really useful when used as tools, like a power drill vs. a screw driver. Vibing implies backseat driving which isn't what using the tools proficiently is like. The better term would be 'assisted' or 'offloaded'. Same thing with the term 'engineering'. That's a fairly new…
Same, I feel like the word vibe paints a picture of some dude ripping a bong while pressing enter.
I have fairly decent engineering credentials, but when the task fits, I prefer to vibe code.