Linus Torvalds vibe coding (Google's LLMs?)

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Post by sarmike31 » Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC

Linus Torvalds vibe coding (Google's LLMs?)
github.com

Re: Linus Torvalds vibe coding (Google's LLMs?)

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Post by a_paddy » Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC

Linus is no Luddite. Trying out new technology on a pet project is a great way to understand what it's all about.

Re: Linus Torvalds vibe coding (Google's LLMs?)

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Post by johnisgood » Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC

a_paddy wrote: post #2

Linus is no Luddite. Trying out new technology on a pet project is a great way to understand what it's all about.

I know right. We know he knows how to code, so who cares?

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC

johnisgood wrote: post #3

a_paddy wrote: post #2

Linus is no Luddite. Trying out new technology on a pet project is a great way to understand what it's all about.

I know right. We know he knows how to code, so who cares?

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Re: Linus Torvalds vibe coding (Google's LLMs?)

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Post by ekjhgkejhgk » Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC

Linus Torvals is the greatest living programmer, change my mind.

Re: Linus Torvalds vibe coding (Google's LLMs?)

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Post by rightbyte » Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC

As soon as I try to scroll down on the page the commit message dissapears and some js loads:

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   The page is unavailable due to a system error.

   Try reloading the page, or if the problem persists, contact support.

Anyone else got this problem, Firefox mobile ...

Re: Linus Torvalds vibe coding (Google's LLMs?)

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Post by ChrisArchitect » Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC

[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46569587

Re: Linus Torvalds vibe coding (Google's LLMs?)

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Post by threatripper » Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC

rightbyte wrote: post #6

As soon as I try to scroll down on the page the commit message dissapears and some js loads: Unable to load page. The page is unavailable due to a system error. Try reloading the page, or if the problem persists, contact support. Anyone else got this problem, Firefox mobile ...

Firefox Desktop on Ubuntu: same problem.

Re: Linus Torvalds vibe coding (Google's LLMs?)

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Post by dmitrygr » Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC

rightbyte wrote: post #6

As soon as I try to scroll down on the page the commit message dissapears and some js loads: Unable to load page. The page is unavailable due to a system error. Try reloading the page, or if the problem persists, contact support. Anyone else got this problem, Firefox mobile ...

Latest Safari on latest unmodified macOS on an M4 laptop -- same

Re: Linus Torvalds vibe coding (Google's LLMs?)

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Post by omilu » Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC

rightbyte wrote: post #6

As soon as I try to scroll down on the page the commit message dissapears and some js loads: Unable to load page. The page is unavailable due to a system error. Try reloading the page, or if the problem persists, contact support. Anyone else got this problem, Firefox mobile ...

Chrome on windows, same