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An AI Vibe Coding Horror Story

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Re: An AI Vibe Coding Horror Story

#221

I think vibe-coding is cool, but it runs into limits pretty fast (at least right now). It kinda falls apart once you get past a few thousand lines of code... and real systems aren't just big, they're actually messy...shit loads of components, services, edge cases, things breaking in weird ways. Getting all of that to work together reliably is a different game altogether. And you still need solid software engineering…

I suggest actually using Claude code and make a sample app using it. It absolutely can make apps even if you don’t know any fundamentals. I think it can work up to 20k LOC from my experience. You do need a human to give feedback but not someone who understands software principles.

That's a one-shot, though. Now try making something you want to build on. It falls apart very, very quickly.

Not to mention that these prototypes and samples all turn out more or less the same. Obviously, given how LLMs work. Like LLM prose, LLM-generated web apps have a distinctive, samey look and feel.

Re: An AI Vibe Coding Horror Story

#222
"That sparked an idea: why use an industry-proven solution when you could just build your own patient management system?" lol

I wonder if it is an actual dunning kruger effect at play here (confidence issue) or the lack of critical thinking. The first one could be excused somewhat, but I am afraid it is more of the second one

Re: An AI Vibe Coding Horror Story

#223

I think vibe-coding is cool, but it runs into limits pretty fast (at least right now). It kinda falls apart once you get past a few thousand lines of code... and real systems aren't just big, they're actually messy...shit loads of components, services, edge cases, things breaking in weird ways. Getting all of that to work together reliably is a different game altogether. And you still need solid software engineering…

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