Re:All vibe coding tools are selling a get rich quick scheme
by JimDabell on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @07:46PM
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Amen. The difference is vast when it comes to discussions like this.
If you’re talking about AI-assisted development, then an AI agent being able to do 80% of the work is a fantastic win. The developer can pick up the remaining 20% and come out massively ahead.
If you’re talking about vibe-coding, then an AI agent being able to do 80% of the work is useless. What’s a non-developer going to do with something that still has 20% of the development left to do? It’s not 80% useful, it’s 0% useful.
1 it's not the meaning Karpathy used originally, which was for creating software through prompts WITHOUT looking at the source code
2 it's not the meaning people outside programming circles mean, either, which is identical to Karpathy's original definition
the title of the article is talking about 2 and is completely correct.
YOU, on the other hand, are talking about an upgrade to IntelliSense. Use a different term. You're describing regular programming, with a new IDE tool.
If it's not going to replace programmers and allow regular people to create software without looking at the code, it's not vibe coding. Full stop.