alt Hacker NewsI'm flabbergasted why anyone would voluntarily vibe code anything. For me, software engineering is a craft. You're supposed to enjoy building it. You should want to do it yourself.
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Not everything can be built by one person. This is why a lot of software requires entire teams of developers. And someone has to have vision of that completed software and wants it made even if they had to delegate to other people. I hate to think that none of these people enjoy their job.
Do you honestly get satisfaction out of writing code that you've written dozens of times in your career? Does writing yet another REST client endpoint fill you with satisfaction? Software is my passion, but I want to write code where I can add the maximum value. I add more value by using my experience solving new problems that rehashing code I've written before. Using GenAI as a helper tool allows me to quickly write the boilerplate and get to the value-add. I review every line of code written before sending it for PR review. That's not controversial, it's just good engineering.
It's not a craft.
We're modern day factory workers.
I absolutely love programming. I enjoy creating software, trying out new languages and systems, creating games during my free time.
And I also might "vibe code" when I need to add another endpoint on a deadline to earn a living. To be fair - I review and test the code so not sure it's really vibe coding.
For me it's not that binary.