Hello programmers! I’ve been making a living for a couple of decades figuring out stuff for people and coding whatever will make them happy. It’s fun. I’ve grown to prefer the people to the coding but I still get a kick out of the whole thing.
The problem is: at the job we’re being asked to pivot to vibe coding. At this point the order is to use it for all code, read the slop carefully, argue with the machine for way too long and only then open that PR. Massive productivity gains are expected. I’m appalled from an ethical, philosophical and professional standpoint. We’re a non-profit ngo ffs. My colleagues are fine with it. If I get even slightly critical the group goes awkwardly silent and I get comments on how all the programmers they know from other places don’t code anymore.
If this is how it goes from now on, I’m out. Is it really though? Are all businesses switching to vibe coding? Have some of you started switching career? I think I want to go to meatspace. Hand-made coding could make a cute hobby.
What are your thoughts for using AI to colour in & do the tedious bits? So you plan out the structure of what you’re trying to do, work out the individual pieces and get the AI to do a bunch of the (well specified) leg work. I’ve found it fairly reliable like this, especially for things that involve looking up function parameters in unfamiliar APIs. But this does depend on a thorough look over what comes out as well. No doubt there’s still issues that can pop up but generally have found it to be useful overall
If the API is unfamiliar how do you know what it puts out is the best way to use the API without going and reading the docs anyway?