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esperent • today at 12:42 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

> But last week I made one in about a half hour that is by far the best I've ever written or used.

There's a discussion to be had about whether we software engineers can still say we made something or not. I think that with sufficient effort put in, we can still make that claim but should be careful about how we phrase it.

I also think that if you put in just 30 minutes of effort you absolutely cannot claim to have written it or had much input into it at all.


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delichon • today at 1:37 AM

I made it in the sense that a father makes a baby. I provided a little input at the conception and then someone else did most of the work. In this metaphor, fecund uteri have been commoditized.

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sincerely • today at 1:23 AM

I think “made” is probably fine, but it does bug me to see “I built/coded…” to describe a vibecoded project

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abstractspoon • today at 2:13 AM

+1