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.
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.
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.
“vibe coded/coding” means using something like Chat-gpt to output code, if anyone is wondering.
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.
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.
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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?
Yes, they’re the same thing.
Ask Jeeves had some good Easter eggs. I miss them.
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.
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TIL people use the term vibe coding unironically.